text_original: So when this blameless speech came to their ears, the proud Frogs were disturbed in their hearts and began to blame Puff jaw. But he rose up and said: (ll. 147 159) 'Friends, I killed no Mouse, nor did I see one perishing. Surely he was drowned while playing by the lake and imitating the swimming of the Frogs, and now these wretches blame me who am guiltless.
text_transcription: SO WHEN THIS BLAMELESS SPEECH CAME TO THEIR EARS THE PROUD FROGS WERE DISTURBED IN THEIR HEARTS AND BEGAN TO BLAME PUFFJAW BUT HE ROSE UP AND SAID FRIENDS KILLED NO MOUSE NOR DID I SEE ONE PERISHING SURELY HE WAS DROWNED WHILE PLAYING BY THE LAKE AND IMITATING THE SWIMMING OF THE FROGS AND NOW THESE WRETCHES BLAME ME WHO AM GUILTLESS
phonemes: sˌoʊ wɛn ðɪs blˈeɪmləs spˈiːtʃ kˈeɪm tə ðɛɹ ˈɪɹz, ðə pɹˈaʊd fɹˈɑːɡz wɜː dɪstˈɜːbd ɪn ðɛɹ hˈɑːɹts ænd bɪɡˈæn tə blˈeɪm pˈʌf dʒˈɔː. bˌʌt hiː ɹˈoʊz ˌʌp ænd sˈɛd: (ˌɛlˈɛl. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn) fɹˈɛndz, aɪ kˈɪld nˈoʊ mˈaʊs, nˈɔːɹ dˈɪd aɪ sˈiː wˈʌn pˈɛɹɪʃɪŋ. ʃˈʊɹli hiː wʌz dɹˈaʊnd wˌaɪl plˈeɪɪŋ baɪ ðə lˈeɪk ænd ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə swˈɪmɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈɑːɡz, ænd nˈaʊ ðiːz ɹˈɛtʃᵻz blˈeɪm mˌiː hˌuː æm ɡˈɪltləs.