They take care of our machines, Irons, phones, and toasters,
MP3s and TV screens, Even rollercoasters!
Without them clocks stop ticking; Without them lights go out!
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Prosthesis
Simka, over here! Take a look at what I found!
It's a bear!
What bear did you find, Nolik?
You know, it's the one Tom Thomas told us about.
He was his best friend in the whole wide world.
Until he became friends with you and me.
Uh-huh, let’s try to wind him up!
Come on, come on, come on. There you go!
Now walk, Teddy. Go on, Teddy, yeah!
Oh no!
Poor little teddy bear, they ripped his leg and didn't care.
We didn’t rip his leg. It was already broken.
It’s all clear. A compound fracture.
Then why don't we fix him?
Tom Thomas will be so happy!
Wait. It's not going to be that easy to repair it.
We’ll need a prosthesis.
The human body is built around a frame of bones and joints.
And if you break one of the bones, it will usually heal by itself.
The broken bone will grow back together and you’ll be back to normal.
But sometimes bones or joints can break so badly that it’s impossible for them to heal.
When this happens they have to be replaced with an artificial part called a prosthesis.
A prosthesis can replace more than a bone or a joint,
it can be made to replace a whole arm or a leg!
And where are we going to get a prosthesis?
I'm positive we can get it from Professor Eugenius!
You’re right!
Help is on the way!
Hello! Professor Eugenius!
I'm pleased to see you dear children!
- How do you do? - Hi there!
Professor Eugenius, can you make a prosthesis?
What, have you broken something?
No, not us! It was the bear. He broke his leg.
What bear?
The teddy bear that used to be Tom Thomas' friend.
Ah! Now I see.
Today with the help of modern prosthetics,
more is being replaced than just arms and legs.
For example, if you lose a tooth, it can be replaced with an artificial one.
That’s also a prosthesis.
And there are times when a person starts losing their vision,
because the lens in their eye gets foggy and can't focus.
For this there's another kind of prosthesis -
a new clear artificial lens.
A prosthesis can also be used to help people with poor hearing.
A tiny device can be put inside of somebody's ear so they can hear what's going on!
And that's not all!
People have even learned how to treat a sick heart by replacing its worn-out parts with prostheses!
What fantastic inventions these prostheses are!
It's amazing what they can do!
They help people live a full life!
Professor, is it working out?
We'll know soon enough.
Done! Here you go.
Thanks so much for your help, Professor Eugenius!
Not at all. Take care kids!
In gadgets and devices Our work will never end,
Appliances are fickle, They need a loyal friend.
At morning, noon, and midnight Of every single day
When there is an emergency You know we’re on our way!
One, two, three - Tideesh! Inside we’ll be - Tideesh!
All day and night - Tideesh! We fix things right.
Well now this old friend of Tom Thomas' will be just like new, Nolik.
Simka, if Tom Thomas makes friends with the bear, then what?
Will he stop being friends with us?
Hi everybody!
Hi there!
Oh, my teddy bear! You’ve found him for me!
And you’ve fixed him! Oh, thanks a lot!
Yeah, it's just like Grandpus said,
"A friend that's old is better than two that are new."
Who's new and who's old?
Well the bear is old.
And we're new.
Nolik, it's not true!
You’re the fixies, guys!
You are my very, very best friends in the whole wide world!
- Tideesh! - Tideesh!
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!
Hey, Nolik, come help me! The fan in the computer needs dusting.
Not right now! Me and Tom Thomas are painting a card for his parents anniversary.
Oh look, poor you! You must be so tired!
Hi, Simka. It’s really great you’re here.
I have a question. Twelfth anniversary, is it spelled with an "f" or with a "v"?
You know what? First, put down the number twelve, and then put a dash on there, and then a “th”.
Right! But first, I'll change the water. I’ll be right back.
Mama left her ring here!
No! Ah, no!
Oh no, what have I done!
I spoiled my mom and dad’s special day!
Where? In the bathroom?
My mom’s ring was lying there, and I dropped it into the sink. And now it’s washed away.
There goes the day!
It didn’t wash anywhere!
Don’t you know anything about how a drain trap works?
About a what?
A drain trap is a special curved pipe under the sink basin.
Water flows out of the faucet and flows down into the drain trap.
And after that, it goes down to the sewer.
But when you turn off the water, not all of it washes away.
Some of it stays down in the drain trap.
It’s made that way so the smell from the sewer won’t get back into the house.
A ring is much heavier than water, so if you happen to drop it down the drain it won’t wash away.
It will stay at the bottom of the drain trap.
That means we’ve still got a chance!
Yeah, but how in the world can we get it out of that trap?
Who knows? I don’t know how to swim!
Don’t worry, it’s all under control!
Do you have any thread?
Plenty of it!
Go get it! And I’ll be back in a flash.
I can’t fix it like this. I need my welder.
Papus! I need to borrow your pack-o-mat for a little while.
Now that’s a coincidence! I need to use it too!
Masiya, then I need to use your pack-o-mat!
- What? - I’ll bring it right back!
Hey! Where you going? Just watch what you’re doing, dear!
Just like the name says, Fixies live to help machines and appliances.
But machines are very big and Fixies are very small.
So they can’t get by without tools.
Long ago Fixies worked with just about anything they could find:
little feathers, threads, pins… But now they have backpacks called pack-o-mats.
Inside a pack-o-mat are all sorts of tools.
Just push the button and the pack-o-mat spins around quickly shooting out a hook, or a magnet,
or even a parachute.
Every adult Fixie has their own pack-o-mat,
but before children can get them, they have to go to school and study hard,
and then pass an exam before they have the rights of a full-fledged Fixie.
And it’s only after all of that that young Fixies get their own pack-o-mats.
And what? You’re going down there with just that on?
Not just like this.
Yeah, like that!
Huh?
She was just saying, “When I tug on the thread, you need to pull me up!”
I got it!
He just said, “I got it!”
She said she doesn’t need me to repeat what YOU say.
Simka! Nolik! Thank you! You really saved the day!
I said that’s what Fixies are for!
Tom Thomas, who are you talking with in there?
Oh, your mom came back!
No one!
Hey, can you turn back into Fixies? I've got to ask you a question.
I forgot, should I write twelfth anniversary with an “f” or do I write it with a “v”?
Just write the number!
You’re right!