Would you like some cream in your coffee, Mrs Clark? Mrs Clark: No thank you. But I’d like a little milk. Mrs Cook: Would you like some chocolate cakes? Mrs Clark: Thank you. Mrs Cook: Take two. Here’s a cake fork, and here’s a … Mrs Clark: Excuse me, Mrs Cook. But what’s that next to your bookshelf? Is it a clock? Mrs Cook: Yes. It’s an American cuckoo clock. Mrs Clark: Is it plastic? Mrs Cook: Oh, no, Mrs Clark. It’s a very expensive clock. It’s an electric clock. Mrs Clark: Well, it’s exactly six o’clock now, and it’s very quiet. Doesn’t it say ‘cuckoo’? Mrs Cook: Of course, Mrs Clark. Look! Clock: Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Mrs Clark: How exciting! What a clever clock! Clock: Cuckoo!