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 Tools
Hang on. There are these really cool things…
that I want to show you.
Look how many things you got all at once!
Your dad's gonna be so angry when he sees what you did with all of his tools.
I’m gonna put them all right back where they were.
And where were they?
Open the box and you'll see. It's neat.
There’s a special place in there for each one of the tools.
Try hammering in a nail or drilling a hole with your bare hands.
Ah-huh! There's no way!
But with the help of the proper tools it’s a piece of cake.
But of course that's only if you know how to use them.
Tools need proper care.
If the head of a hammer is loose,
or a drill is dull,
then you shouldn’t work with them - it’s dangerous!
And when you’re done working put the tools back in their places
or you'll be tearing your house apart trying to find them the next time you need them.
The pincers go here, and the wrench goes…
over there.
This drill bit's too long for this spot.
Let’s see if it fits in this one.
Any idea what this tool is for?
For splitting wood or carving stone,
that CHISEL's what you want to own.
Wow Simka! You’re a real poet!
Now try to answer this little poem.
When you have a thing to measure, This round tool is quite a treasure.
This tool, right?
I know what it's called. It's a measuring tape!
Let me measure you, Nolik.
Wow, you’ve grown!
You've almost reached one centimeter.
Class!
I also have a rhyming riddle for you.
What bangs a nail into the wall, To make sure pictures never fall?
A hammer!
I was first!
And the hammer goes right here!
And now I have one for you to guess.
If you need to screw in screws, Here's the tool that you should use!
A screwdriver!
I was first! Again!
You got it right!
Alright, Tom Thomas, we'd better hurry.
We still have a lot of tools here to get sorted out!
Humans, just like Fixies, use hundreds of different tools to do their work.
Picking the right one depends on the task at hand.
For instance, if you need to hammer in a nail, use a hammer.
But you don't use a hammer for a screw.
For that, there is a special tool called a screwdriver.
A wrench is the tool for tightening nuts and bolts.
A vise is used to hold a part in place,
and a drill - to drill a hole.
If you need to cut a piece of wood, you should choose a saw.
You could use a hand saw, for example, or a hacksaw.
Different kinds of pliers can be used for snipping, gripping or bending.
If you need to smooth something down, you use a file.
If you learn how to work with tools properly,
you can build just about anything.
Looks like we did it!
Just in time!
Oh, and how about this?
- Do you know what kind of tool that is? - I don’t know.
There's no place for it in here.
Just throw it out!
Come on! And what if my parents use it?!
Looks like we did something wrong here.
My dad came home!
- Tom Thomas! - I’m in here!
Hi there.
Reading?
Way to go, Son!
I don't get it. Where is it?
What?
I put a piece of metal under the table leg so it wouldn't shake.
But it disappeared!
So that's where the tool's place is!
- Did you take it? - What?
I didn't!
It must be somewhere under the table.
And you look under the sofa.
Ah… Alright.
What do you think he wants?
He wants us to get that metal thing out of his dad's box.
Come on, let's go!
You got it!
Any luck?
Uh-uh.
Me neither.
I found it, Dad!
It was under the table,
just like I told you!
You were right!
It's strange. How could I have missed it?
Maybe you're just... tired from working too much!
Maybe.
Tideesh!
What?
It's a new word, "tideesh."
Tideesh?
I do like the sound of it!
I almost caught one yesterday, I chased him but he fled.
But if I told my dad he’d say, “It’s all inside your head!”
You really cannot catch them, Or find their whereabouts.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Fixiphone
Tom Thomas!
Try to guess what we have with us!
You guess what I have!
A banana?
A race car?! No, not that.
Chocolate!
Pair of socks?
Do you give up?
My dad bought a new phone for himself,
and gave me his old one!
He said I can keep it!
Oh, wow!
And what have you got?
Look!
Ah, you've got a telephone too!
It’s better than that!
This is a Fixiphone!
Papus’ got himself a new fixiphone
and he gave this old one to Simka.
And can you make calls on it?
Take a guess!
Come on, let me show him!
Hi there, Papus!
H, Nolik.
Why are you calling?
Just to say hi.
Nolik, don’t just call me if you know I'm working.
Alright.
See that?
So what!
I can make calls on my phone!
Calls to humans, that is.
But to Fixies - you can't.
A Fixiphone is a smartphone made just for Fixies.
Not only can Fixies call each other with it,
but they can get onto their own special Fixi-Internet.
On a Fixiphone you can find a camera,
a flashlight,
news, games, movies,
and fixi-ditties –
those are the Fixies’ favorite songs.
Fixie kids love them
and so do their parents,
because fixiphones can easily let parents know where their kids are,
and whether or not they're in trouble.
Over the years humans have learned how to turn telephones into mobile phones,
and mobile phones into smartphones.
They use them to call each other
and to go onto their Internet.
A smartphone is almost as powerful as a computer,
but they still have a long way to go to be as good as fixiphones.
Yeah, that's really cool, guys.
Only this phone does the same.
But can your phone do this?
Take a look over here.
You mean here?
It's just a mouse.
And now look here!
Woah!
But he's not… he’s not on there!
But look, he's here!
And that’s not all!
Watch!
A mouse helps the user navigate around the computer.
And when we move it…
You get it?
No one else can see the Fixie except for you.
And he can help you!
Super!
It'd be great to have my own fixiphone!
What are you talking about? You’re not a Fixie!
What a shame!
I'm off to school, guys.
He got so upset.
He even forgot to take his phone!
I have an idea!
My smart phone's my best friend, I love to hear it beeping.
So I keep it by my side, Even when I'm sleeping!
Bing bong all day long, Bing bong all day long,
Bing bong all day long, Even when I'm sleeping!
With my phone I play alone, I don't need my brother.
Soon they'll make a brand new app To replace my mother!
Bing bong all day long, Bing bong all day long,
Bing bong all day long, To replace my mother!
Check my mail, send a text A million times an hour.
I forgot to plug it in, Now I'm out of power!
Bing bong all day long, Bing bong all day long,
Bing bong all day long, Now I'm out of power!
We finished it!
Tideesch!
Look, it's a…
Surprise!
Wow, this is great!
Now I've got my own fixiphone!
It's just like you've got!
Well, pretty close!
Tom Thomas!
Tom Thomas,
let me use your phone to call myself.
I need to find my phone.
Oh, wow!
You’ve changed everything in here!
Where am I?
I guess I'm “Papus”?
What a funny name you came up with for me!
Nolik, just stop! I don't have time for your fooling around.
What?
Who is that?
That's not Nolik!
Who is this?
Do you know who I just called?
Does anyone know who this phone belongs to out here?
Oh! Your mother found it!
I’m coming!
We’ll fix those numbers later.
Papus is going to really give it to us.
Give me your phone, Tom Thomas, and I'll delete all the Fixie’s numbers from it.
But how can I call you up then?
Why would you have to call us?
We’re always close by!