[She turns a bit red at that, but she's smiling.]

A-aw, thanks...Ah'm named after the marigold flower...

A-anyway, the main function is tellin' time, o'course, but...Ah think the birdie is an alarm, or for sayin' what hour it is. So, like, seven chirps is seven o'clock...

Or so Ah guess...we've only got a crude one at my home. Think the difference's mostly the work gettin' put into 'em. Lots more work to add the lil' birdie, Ah reckon.

[This is all guesswork, let's be honest. Her knowledge of fancy clocks is minimum at best, she just knows they have a lot of inner parts.]