Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: He recalls that it was shortly after 4:30 am and he had just finished checking on his daughter , and returned to his bedroom . The phone rang ( or rather the green light was blinking ) and his wife told him not to answer , as it was a crank call .
Simplified: He returned to his bedroom and he got a phone call that his wife told him not to answer , as it was a crank call .