text_original: He put out his tail upon the water and worked it like a steering oar, and prayed to heaven that he might get to land.
text_transcription: HE PUT OUT HIS TAIL UPON THE WATER AND WORKED IT LIKE A STEERING OAR AND PRAYED TO HEAVEN THAT HE MIGHT GET TO LAND
phonemes: hiː pˌʊt ˈaʊt hɪz tˈeɪl əpˌɑːn ðə wˈɔːɾɚ ænd wˈɜːkt ɪt lˈaɪk ɐ stˈɪɹɪŋ ˈɔːɹ, ænd pɹˈeɪd tə hˈɛvən ðæt hiː mˌaɪt ɡɛt tə lˈænd.