Can you believe that Fixies are Such itty-bitty creatures?
Even when they’re magnified It’s hard to see their features.
They’re tiny, infinitesimal, So small it makes you doubt.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Screws
Hey! Tom Thomas!
What are you thinking about?
Huh?
For school I have to write an essay “My Very Best Friend”.
I don't know. Who should I write about?
What do you mean who? Aren't I your closest friend?
Of course! How could I forget to write about you?!
And you can keep forgetting!
That’s our secret, right?
Don't you remember the promise you made when we met?
Sure, how could I forget.
What’s wrong with Chewsocka today?
Chewsocka! Why are these screws bothering you so badly?
What's with you? Leave them alone already!
Will you just calm down!
You’re gonna destroy my plane!
Let’s get out of here!
What's going on?!
Hey! If you don't turn back again I'm not letting you go.
Oh, please, don’t be afraid.
I'm not gonna hurt you two.
I’ll just ask you one question and let you go.
Nolik!
We can't!
Don't worry about it.
Quit your staring! Ask your question, boy!
No way! You can talk!
Just... Just tell me who are you?
Fixies!
That’s all, we answered.
Now you... let us out!
Wait! But what's it mean that you're Fixies?
That's already question number two.
You promised to let us out didn't you?
I'm sorry.
You can leave now.
Simka, it's fine.
I can see from his look that we can trust him.
Alright, we’ll tell him.
You gotta swear that you don’t tell anyone else.
I swear it!
Fixies -
we're the little people that live inside of machines and appliances and take care of them:
fixing them, cleaning them and oiling them.
Humans never suspect us.
They think if something breaks and then suddenly starts working again,
that it happened all by itself.
Well nothing happens by itself!
It happens because we, the Fixies, are living inside!
Yes, without the Fixies, humans would have so many more problems with their machines!
That's awesome!
And so, what are your names?
That's already question number three!
You can call me Nolik, and her name is Simka!
And my name is Tom Thomas. Will you come back over?
Oh well.
I was this close to becoming the first kid in the whole world who made friends with the Fixies.
I thought you guys would never come back over.
And we didn’t plan on coming back.
But then we thought it would be really great to be the only Fixies in the whole world
who are friends with the only kid in the whole world
who is friends with the Fixies!
And who has told no one about us!
The Fixies do everything they can do to hide from humans.
They are afraid that if humans discovered Fixies,
they would hunt them down and capture them,
and start keeping them in cages just like pets.
And worse than that,
they would take them into their laboratories and start examining them under microscopes!
Even conducting scientific experiments on them!
Or suppose that humans thought we'd do all their work for them
and so they decided that they didn't have to take care of their appliances any longer.
Well then, let me tell you this.
If humans decided that they didn't have to clean or fix their own appliances,
then not even the Fixies will be able to stop them from breaking no matter what they do.
That's why the Fixies are very smart to hide from humans.
OK then, I’ll write about someone else.
I have...
the very...
best friend...
ever.
Period.
When something's broken, he repairs it.
He's the one and only No..
The one and only Nolan!
Fixies go to Fixie schools And study to be masters.
There's so much they need to learn To save us from disasters!
There isn't one appliance That they don't know about,
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Ecotester
Are you ready to see my new invention?
I just can't wait to show you what it does.
Cool!
What is it?
An ecotester!
And what is it for?
This device let's you check vegetables or fruit,
so you'll know if they're safe to eat.
To grow apples, tomatoes, or melons faster and bigger,
people add chemical fertilizers to the soil.
But there's a problem if too much of these chemical fertilizers is used.
When there's too much of them, the harmful chemicals get inside the fruits and vegetables,
and that makes them very dangerous to eat.
An ecotester is a special device that quickly shows how much of these harmful chemicals
have gotten inside of the food.
And if the reading is too high, that means you shouldn't eat it.
As you can see, the ecotester shows that this apple is good.
Well, let's see.
Look. This one is safe too.
It’s so not interesting this way.
These apples are all safe!
Now let me take this delicious apple and...
make it bad.
We will inject this apple
with a harmful amount of nitrates.
How come?
What do you mean how come? So we can see how the ecotester works.
Woah!
Uh-huh!
So you see, the ecotester clearly shows
this apple is poisoneous and can’t be eaten!
Is it only for apples or any kind of fruit?
Any fruit or vegetable.
I can get a watermelon to show you!
Could it really be true that watermelons can have nitrates too?
Of course they can have nitrates.
Humans often act without any concern for nature.
The waste from factories, airplanes, cars, and cities causes tremendous damage to nature.
Species of plants and animals disappear;
air, water and soil become polluted;
and many other kinds of ecological problems appear.
And human's shouldn’t think that ecological problems are just nature’s problems,
because when humans harm nature, they are also harming themselves!
People breath in the dirty air,
drink polluted water,
and eat food grown in soil contaminated with chemicals.
If humans don't want to drink milk filled with poisons,
and they want to eat ecologically clean fruits and veggies,
then they must learn to treat nature as their friend.
Why don't we...
test these apples ourselves!
Nolik, help me out!
It rolled away!
I don't care! That apple is poisoned with nitrates.
Oh, apples!
Elisa! Don't eat that!
Lisa! Lisa! Elisa! Stop!
Please sit down.
What?
You bit into it?
Yes and what?
Oh no! It’s poisoned!
What?
Do you have trouble talking?
Oh, yeah.
You feel faint?
Oh, I'm fainting.
Elisa! Hang in there!
There's no poison in that apple she ate.
Oh, my assistant! Oh no! I've poisoned her!
Elisa, please!
There was no poison in that apple!
Oh, no. He didn't hear us!
What should I do?
I know how to make him hear!
Hello! It's an emergency! It's a case of poisoning!
Not me. I poisoned someone! Yes!
With an apple!
Fire! I mean, poison!
Professor, this apple has no poison in it.
The bad one rolled away onto the floor!
Did it really?
This is just fantastic news!
Can you see me, Elisa?
I can’t see anything!
How's that?
I see you!
I can see you!
- I can see again! - I have great news!
There's no poison at all in this apple!
- Are you sure? - It’s perfectly fine!
Here, take a look. The ecotester shows that there are no harmful chemicals inside.
It's wonderful news!
This is one excellent apple!
And nutritious!
This appliance of yours is simply wonderful!
Now she'll say he's a genius.
Professor, you are a genius!
Thank you for saving my life!
It was nothing!
Actually, it was Nolik. He saved her life.
I did?
Dropping the watermelon was your idea, wasn't it?
Ah, you're right!
I saved her life!