What Does It Mean to be Fair? What's the Big Idea?

-Hello, Hugo.

-Who, me?

-What do you know?

-Let's see.

# I know there's a lot I don't know

# I like questions that lead to questions

# Ask away, let's see where we go

OK.

# What is work? What is play?

# Why do walls get in the way?

# Where is love? What's a friend? Will my questions never end?

# What is fear?

# Why do we laugh? Why do I hate to get wet but never in a bath?

# Why is this not that? Why is that not this?

# Who, where, when, how? What's the big idea? #

Yes, what's the big idea?

-Hello, Hugo.

-Hello, Lily. Hello, Felix.

You're it and no returns.

Hey, that's not fair.

What does it mean to be fair?

Fairness is about being equal. Like being the same size.

Like him.

THEY LAUGH

Oops. Sorry.

And it's about having the same chance. At sliding down a slide.

But fairness is about playing by the rules, too.

So, you need the same number of children on each team.

What about me? I can't play.

-That's not fair.

-But it is fair if everyone gets a turn.

CHILDREN: Whoa!

So, does being fair mean everyone having the same?

-I think we can't treat everyone the same all the time.

-Come in, everyone.

-It's my party.

-WOMAN: Hugo?

I told you, you can only have 12 friends at your party.

-Oh, mum. That's not fair.

-You can't invite everyone to your party, Hugo.

There's not enough room.

THEY COMPLAIN

And that's not fair for anyone.

Ha ha ha. I got you.

I'm coming to get you.

These are my sweets.

Thanks, Hugo.

But what about me?

Sometimes, there isn't enough to go round.

-So we can't all have the same.

-Thanks, Hugo.

It can be really hard to be fair.

BOTH: Surprise!

You shouldn't have.

Thank you.

Thank you.

BOTH: Wow!

So, if I have something others don't, is that fair?

I guess that depends if you deserve it.

Beep! Beep!

Wow, a race and I'm going to win.

ALL: Ready, steady, go!

Yeah!

Hey, how come I don't get one?!

Because you didn't win, Hugo.

I guess that's only fair.

At least I still have my cake.

Mmm. Cupcakes. There is one for you.

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Me, too.

-And one for you.

-Yippee.

-That was just right.

-And it was fair, too. Everyone got the same.

But look at him. He's still hungry.

And Ant is still eating. He's hardly touched his cake at all.

Look, he's feeling sick.

Maybe we should give Yeti some of his cupcake.

But then everyone won't have the same. That's not fair.

So, who should have the last cupcake?

What do you think?

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