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!
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 Thermos
Where should I put it?
Put what, Tom Thomas?
Oh! It's you!
My ice-cream.
Are you joking?
Eat it!
I can’t.
Tom Thomas, are you alright?
I'm fine.
It's just that it's a present for my mom.
Today is Mother’s Day.
Then you need to go give it to her!
I can't.
Dad and I are going to congratulate her together.
What's your dad is going to give her?
I don’t know.
But when he gets back home, the ice-cream will have melted!
Then put it in the freezer!
And what if Mom looks in there?
And finds it? The surprise will be ruined.
So where won't she find it?
I'll tell you where. Inside of your dad’s office.
I don't see any place to hide it here.
There’s no freezer or anything!
Why don't you take a look inside the box.
Here's a thermos.
But what good is it to me?
Thermoses are for keeping things hot. The ice-cream will melt in there!
It will not.
A thermos is made by putting one bottle inside of another.
Between the bottles is an empty space. And that's the secret of a thermos.
That space stops heat from getting out or in.
So if there’s hot tea inside,
the empty space doesn't let the heat from the tea get out.
And if there’s ice-cream in the thermos,
the space stops the heat that's outside from getting in.
And that's how a thermos keeps hot things hot and cold things cold.
That’s it!
I’ll go and play for a little while.
He didn’t even say thank you. Did he, Nolik?
Where are you? Nolik?
I’m here!
Where?
In the thermos!
What are you doing in there?
I wanted to see that vacuum you talked about.
Just don’t touch anything!
And don’t even think of licking the foil!
The ice-cream's so cold, your tongue will stick to the metal!
What did you say?
Already stuck?
Uh-huh.
Try to unstick it.
Well? Is it working?
And what if you breath onto the foil?
Hang on, Nolik!
I’ll go and get Tom Thomas!
Winter is a wonderful time of year!
Holidays,
presents,
snowballs,
skates,
sleds…
But the cold is also something serious that you shouldn't fool around with.
The most important thing is to dress warmly:
cover your head with a hat, and your throat with a scarf.
Then there's less chance you'll catch a cold or get a sore throat.
And to keep you hands from getting chapped,
don't forget to wear gloves.
And never walk around in wet shoes in the winter!
That's a sure way to get yourself sick.
And there's one more thing I want to tell you.
It's great to have fun in the cold, but use your head!
Don't eat snow or stick your tongue on metal fences, poles or doorknobs.
Your tongue can get stuck so strongly to the metal
that it will be very hard to get off.
I wish you all a glorious winter!
Tom Thomas!
Nolik’s tongue got stuck!
Where?
In the thermos! Hurry!
I’ll explain everything later.
Dad, you're already home?
Dad, why are you taking my present?
What do you mean your present?
I mean this one.
Since when did it become yours?
Oh, hi there!
What's the fuss all about?
Oh, it's nothing at all.
I have a surprise for you.
I want to wish you a Happy Mother's Day.
A thermos!
How wonderful!
Thanks so much!
Is there something in here?
I don't think so.
Inside there's a present from me!
Vanilla ice-cream!
My favorite!
And how did that end up in there?
Thank you so much, my sweeties!
Nolik, you got me so scared!
Thank goodness you thought of turning into a screw inside of there.
Does your tongue hurt?
Do you think you can talk again?
I can talk.
That's good.
We better hurry.
We still need to go and wish our mother a happy Mother's Day.
And you should too!