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!
Whipped Cream
Nolik, please stop your jumping!
Your head's going to fall off!
Don't worry, it won’t fall off!
That sounds good.
OK, I'll see you in a bit.
Are you going somewhere, Tom Thomas?
Me? Nowhere. Katya's coming over,
so we can do our homework, and eat some strawberries.
Is she's going to bring the strawberries with her?
You got it. And my job is to supply the whipped cream.
They're so good together!
Whipped cream? Do you have any?
I’ll go and check.
Wait for me!
Simka! What do they make cream from?
It’s made from milk. And the milk you can get from a cow.
And what about whipped cream?
The cow jumps up and down like you,
so the cream can get whipped up.
Really?
I’m joking, Nolik.
I looked everywhere.
We've got regular cream but there isn't whipped cream.
No problem! We can whip some up right now!
Cream is thick milk with a lot of fat.
If you want to make whipped cream,
you need to cool down the cream, add some sugar,
and then beat this mixture very well.
This adds tiny air bubbles that turn the cream
into a delicious white fluffy foam!
But it’s important not to overdo it.
Or instead of getting fluffy,
the cream will start getting thicker and thicker
until it turns into rich creamy butter!
How are we going to whip it up?
Look!
There is a whisk!
No! Hold on!
How's that?
It's not working.
Maybe we need to use a different bowl or something?
Do you think that a bottle would work?
That's a really good idea!
Now I don't have to worry about spilling this cream any more.
Shake it with both hands!
Come on, come on, come on!
Shake it harder, Tom Thomas!
That’s all. I'm just too tired.
The cream looks exactly the same as when you started.
You didn’t try hard enough.
Oh, really!?
Then try whipping it yourself!
I got it! That’s who's going to help us!
Chewsocka?
Yeah! Awesome!
Bring it down! A little more!
Perfect!
Open it up!
Chewsocka chews socks with a brain full of rocks!
Telephone!
This is even cooler than jumping on the trampoline!
Yeah? But why can't you?
What a shame!
It's fine!
Come on over anyway!
You can’t reach us,
you can’t reach us!
I'm so tired!
I'm sure that at least we got the cream whipped up.
Oh! See that, Simka? There's no cream left!
Just some yellow stuff.
It's butter. I'm sure.
We overdid it.
People make so many different things out of milk,
like cream, or butter, or frosting for cakes and cupcakes!
With dry milk, sugar, and boiling water you can make condensed milk.
And if you make it cold, you'll get ice-cream.
And if the milk gets sour?
No problem!
Humans make all sorts of foods out of sour milk,
like yogurt, sour cream, kefir, and buttermilk.
If you drain off the extra liquid from sour milk,
you will have cottage cheese.
And by boiling milk a special way you can make all sorts of different cheeses.
There're so many kinds of cheeses made throughout the world
that it's hard to even count them all!
And even certain kinds of chocolate can’t be made without milk!
You must agree that plain old ordinary milk
is just one super magical extraordinary thing!
It’s just awful, guys!
What, Katya is not coming over?
She’s coming over. Just without the strawberries.
She didn't know that her grandmother
had already used up all of them to make some jam.
So, you telling us that we don't need any whipped cream?
Right.
Katya is bringing a cake.
And she said that we'll need butter.
She wants to make frosting out of it.
Butter?
I don't know if we have any.
We got plenty!
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 Kaleidoscope
Tom Thomas!
When are you going to give me a peek at your new ball?
I just can't wait!
I told you, you can see it as soon as I hang it up.
You're not peeking, are you?
No, I'm not.
So, can I look at it now?
Sure, take a look.
Which one?
This one.
You broke it!
It’s OK, don’t be sad.
I know what to do!
Tom Thomas, look inside the kaleidoscope!
What for? I looked already.
Come on! There's something in there I'm sure you've never seen.
Cool isn't it!
What is it?
It’s my own invention! A Pirate kaleidoscope!
Class, right?
It's great! I really like it.
Tom Thomas, hi there!
I heard that you got a pretty ball to hang on the tree.
Can I see it?
It's right there.
Where?
There.
No!
That's just terrible.
Why would you do that, Simka?
Come on now, I just cheered him up.
How? Tell me.
With a kaleidoscope. Remember what Grandpus taught us?
Do you know what makes a kaleidoscope have such beautiful patterns?
It's because pieces of multicolored glass are tumbling around in there.
And it's also because it has mirrors inside.
Usually there are three of them and they are arranged facing each other.
That way each piece of glass makes many many reflections
that create the kaleidoscope's beautiful symmetrical patterns.
By the way, you can put just about anything you want inside a kaleidoscope.
And each different thing makes its own special pattern!
Yes, there are all kinds of kaleidoscopes!
Some with buttons inside, some with flowers, and even some that are with insects.
Once a very rich man had a kaleidoscope made with precious stones inside!
Yeah, it probably wouldn't have been nearly as beautiful if he had just filled it up with money.
Tom Thomas! Look inside the kaleidoscope!
I already saw it. It’s pirates.
No, it's not about pirates.
We changed it! Go on, look and see!
Wow!
You like it?
A lot!
Hey, what did you put in there?
A few pieces of the ball that you smashed.
It’s even better for Christmas, isn't it?
That didn’t work at all.
Merry Christmas!
We came to take look at that splendid new Christmas... What?
What’s wrong?
Don't even ask us that!
I’ve got it!
Tom Thomas!
What?
Look inside the kaleidoscope!
Again?
I don’t want to.
And I’m telling you you've got to!
Fine.
Cool! Yeah!
Merry Christmas!
Thanks so much!
Now don't you feel good again?
Yeah.
It's really something!
And you’re the first human in the world that's ever seen it.
How about that?
Turn it!
It's great, isn't it?
Wondrous designs that tickle the eye In the kaleidoscope.
Shimmering scenes gingerbread trees In the kaleidoscope.
Magical flowers just blooming with light
Pedals that glisten and gleem
Kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope -
A crack to the world of dreams!
Hi, everybody!
Tom Thomas, I came to look for myself at that beautiful Christmas…
It's OK.
What's more important:
having such awesome friends,
or some ball hanging from a tree?