text_original: One day papa stopped and looked at us as he was going by, and said he was afraid it wasn't a safe place for us, the old chimney might tumble down on us, or we might cut our feet on some of the broken things; but mother only smiled and said, "Oh, do let the children be happy."
text_transcription: ONE DAY PAPA STOPPED AND LOOKED AT US AS HE WAS GOING BY AND SAID HE WAS AFRAID IT WASN'T A SAFE PLACE FOR US THE OLD CHIMNEY MIGHT TUMBLE DOWN ON US OR WE MIGHT CUT OUR FEET ON SOME OF THE BROKEN THINGS BUT MOTHER ONLY SMILED AND SAID OH DO LET THE CHILDREN BE HAPPY
phonemes: wˈʌn dˈeɪ pˈɑːpə stˈɑːpt ænd lˈʊkt æɾ ˌʌs æz hiː wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ bˈaɪ, ænd sˈɛd hiː wʌz ɐfɹˈeɪd ɪt wˈʌzn̩t ɐ sˈeɪf plˈeɪs fɔːɹ ˌʌs, ðɪ ˈoʊld tʃˈɪmni mˌaɪt tˈʌmbəl dˌaʊn ˈɔn ˌʌs, ɔːɹ wiː mˌaɪt kˈʌt ˌaʊɚ fˈiːt ˌɔn sˌʌm ʌvðə bɹˈoʊkən θˈɪŋz; bˌʌt mˈʌðɚɹ ˈoʊnli smˈaɪld ænd sˈɛd, "ˈoʊ, dˈuː lˈɛt ðə tʃˈɪldɹən biː hˈæpi."