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!
Candy
Nice black eye!
Tom Thomas, did you fall? How did you hurt your eye?
I had a big fight with Johnny.
Oh, wow!
How could you?!
What was the fight about?
We argued over who's cooler,
a racer or a boxer.
A race driver's cooler!
Of course!
That's what I said to him.
But Johnny had to prove it’s a boxer.
Well?
He proved it alright.
Can't you see?
You don't prove anything at all by fighting!
What a profession - a boxer!
Yeah!
Now your dad, he's got an amazing profession – a journalist!
He gets to travel to different countries,
and brings back all sorts of funny stuff.
They even show him on TV!
No.
What do you mean?
Boxers are cooler.
Everyone's really afraid of them!
Don’t be gloomy, Tom Thomas.
Have a candy.
I've got a good idea! How about a taste tester?
That’s the best job!
And what is he testing?
A taste tester is someone who tests the tastes of drinks and food.
Yeah, how come?
They want to find out if the food is delicious,
and what all the flavors are in it.
Super! What a great profession!
But a taste tester is not a job just anyone can do.
I can do it!
Then let’s check!
So open your mouth and then close your eyes.
Try to figure out what the flavor is inside of this piece of candy.
Strawberry!
That’s right!
Good job, Tom Thomas!
And this?
That tastes like orange!
You missed that one. It was lime.
Yeah, Tom Thomas.
If you wanna be a food taster,
you're gonna need to do some serious practicing.
Let's do it!
Raspberry.
You got it!
SImka, how do they get the candy to be hard on the outside,
and filled with liquid on the inside?
Don’t get distracted, you're training!
Hard candy is made like this:
first a sweet syrup is cooked until it is thick and stretchy.
Then the mixture is pulled into long hollow tubes that are like noodles.
As the tubes cool down, they start getting harder.
And it's right then that the tubes are filled with the soft fruity center
and then cut into pieces.
It all has to be done quickly,
before the tubes have a chance to get totally hard.
And that’s how candy is made that is hard on the outside and soft on the inside.
It could be strawberry,
only I just can't tell anymore.
Ouch!
What’s wrong?
My tooth!
Was I hearing things?
Or did someone yell?
Oh, I got it.
Come on, let’s take a look at your tooth.
A taste tester has to be the most delicious profession in the world.
They taste all sorts of things like cheeses and chocolates,
and decide which ones tastes better.
Everything is tested for taste,
even water, because different waters taste differently.
There are also testers who don’t test food and drinks,
but rather they test the smells of things like deodorants or perfumes.
Not everybody can become a really great tester.
First, you have to be able to tell apart all the different tastes and smells!
You also need to know when it's time to stop,
or you can make yourself sick and lose your ability to tell things apart.
That’s the reason why taste testers only take very small bites of food
and very, very little sips.
If you gonna have a bad tooth, it's good to have a mom who's a dentist.
That’s true!
She’s a good dentist. She'll fix it in no time!
She'll pull that tooth right out!
So? Did she pull it out?
No, she just gave me some medicine to gargle.
Your tooth, does it hurt?
Yeah, it hurts a little.
Hey!
Now I definitely know who's cooler than a boxer!
Who?
Who else? A dentist!
Even boxers are afraid of going to the dentist!
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 Chick
Ah, Professor Eugenius is making breakfast!
Only the eggs will never get cooked at this temperature.
What are you doing?!
You can’t heat up these eggs to temperatures that are this hot!
Why can't you?
The chicks, you'll kill them!
What chicks? Where?
This appliance, do you even know what is?
I thought it was an egg cooker.
You thought it was an egg cooker?!
Listen up!
I do not want to see you around this thing.
Not anywhere close! Got it?
I won't get close to it.
But Grandpus, we don't even know what this is for!
It’s called an incubator!
To help her chicks hatch, a mother-hen sits on her eggs for a long time,
keeping them warm with the heat of her body.
An incubator is a device for hatching chicks
that is used in place of the mother hen.
It is always nice and warm iside,
just like under a chicken’s wing. But not too hot.
An incubator can even turn the eggs
so they get just the right amount heat all over.
Chicks that are hatched in an incubator are no different
from the chicks that are hatched without them.
Fire!
What?
This thunderstorm is really scary!
Let’s be scared together!
I’m not scared at all!
Me neither. I was joking.
Just joking with you.
What do you think,
are the chicks scared in there?
Holey Moley!
Wow! That was a big one!
Even the electricity got turned off!
The incubator turned off too!
And the temperature is dropping!
And for the little chicks, is that bad?
I'm sure it is.
It’s cold in here.
These chicks need help!
And Grandpus isn't around!
Then we're going to have to save these chicks without him.
Nolik, get the door open!
Help me!
I can’t!
Grandpus said I can't get near the incubator.
so try opening it yourself!
I can’t do it!
And I can’t help you!
But the chicks are going to die of cold!
Let's just do it!
But don't you go and tattle to Grandpus!
I promise!
Hurrah!
It’s a bit early for hurrah.
A candle?
Yeah, we’ll warm up the chicks with the fire.
Class!
Time for hurrah?
Now, yeah!
Tideesh!
Like sparrows, ducks, storks, and ostriches,
all birds lay eggs and sit on them to help them hatch.
And it's not only birds.
Other animals like snakes,
crocodiles,
and even turtles
have babies that they hatch from eggs.
To protect their children, they try to hide their eggs,
like deep in the bushes,
in the cracks of rocks,
or in the sand.
By the way, roe is also little eggs,
just without the shells.
From this fish roe,
little hatchlings are born that will grow into big fish.
And from tiny frog roe tadpoles hatch
that will then develop into full grown adult frogs.
And you've heard of dinosaurs, right?
Well, those giant reptiles that lived millions of years ago,
they also hatched out of eggs!
What happened to the electricity in here?
It's a black out from the thunderstorm, I guess.
This is just awful! My incubator!
Someone lit a candle!
And the temperature is normal!
So who put the candle in there?
Tell us right now!
Nolik, don’t be a tattletale.
It was me.
By yourself?
By myself?
Of course yourself! I wasn’t allowed near it!
Well, yeah! He wasn’t allowed near it!
All by yourself!
Then well done!
You saved the chicks!
Our hero!
So, Fire, follow his example!
And you, Nolik, accept our heartfelt thanks.
Look inside!
They're starting to hatch!
Alright, Fire.
Come take a look. Now I’m allowing you.
Look, a little chick!
It’s so cute!
And so yellow!
Look at him! What a little sweetie!
Fire!
What?
Well, I really know who saved him!
Tideesh!