A man, looking exhausted, walks into a strange little shop filled with clocks of all shapes and sizes.
“I need an alarm clock,” the man tells the shopkeeper. “But I have a serious problem. I can sleep through anything. I need the loudest, most annoying alarm clock you have.”
The shopkeeper, an old man with a twinkle in his eye, nods knowingly. “I have just the thing. It’s my own invention. It’s guaranteed to wake up anyone.”
He places a small, plain-looking box on the counter. It has no bells or buttons, just a small hole on top.
The man is skeptical. “This little box? How does it work?”
The shopkeeper explains, “At the set time, this box will release a single, very angry bee into your room.”
The man is confused. “A bee? How is one bee supposed to wake me up? I told you, I can sleep through anything.”
The shopkeeper smiles. “Oh, the bee isn’t the alarm.”
He then places a large, hungry-looking frog on the counter next to the box.