Jane's mother was about seventy, so Jane and her husband wanted to give the old lady a nice present for her （birth）. She liked drinking tea, so Jane bought a small (electricity) machine for her. It could make tea and then wake people up in the morning.

She brought it her mother on her birthday, and showed her how(use) it. Before you go to bed,  tea and water in it,”she explained to her mother,”and (do) forget to turn the electricity. When you wake in the morning, your tea will be ready.”After a few days, the old lady( telephone) her daughter and said,”Jane,there is one thing I don't understand. Why do I have to go to bed to make tea? Can't I have tea in the afternoon in the evening?”