text_original: He brought the grim message of war, speaking thus: (ll. 139 143) 'Frogs, the Mice have sent me with their threats against you, and bid you arm yourselves for war and battle; for they have seen Crumb snatcher in the water whom your king Puff jaw slew.
text_transcription: HE BROUGHT THE GRIM MESSAGE OF WAR SPEAKING THUS FROGS THE MICE HAVE SENT ME WITH THEIR THREATS AGAINST YOU AND BID YOU ARM YOURSELVES FOR WAR AND BATTLE FOR THEY HAVE SEEN CRUMB SNATCHER IN THE WATER WHOM YOUR KING PUFFJAW SLEW
phonemes: hiː bɹˈɔːt ðə ɡɹˈɪm mˈɛsɪdʒ ʌv wˈɔːɹ, spˈiːkɪŋ ðˈʌs: (ˌɛlˈɛl. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː) fɹˈɑːɡz, ðə mˈaɪs hæv sˈɛnt mˌiː wɪð ðɛɹ θɹˈɛts ɐɡˈɛnst juː, ænd bˈɪd juː ˈɑːɹm jɔːɹsˈɛlvz fɔːɹ wˈɔːɹ ænd bˈæɾəl; fɔːɹ ðeɪ hæv sˈiːn kɹˈʌm snˈætʃɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚ hˈuːm jʊɹ kˈɪŋ pˈʌf dʒˈɔː slˈuː.