text_original: So all the little dogs ran down into the meadow where the grass was growing, and they said, "Oh, grass, grass! what makes you so green? Pray tell us, that we may all get green tails, like the tail of the strange little dog." But all the little blades of grass shook their heads, and said, "We can tell you nothing about that. All we know is that we were down under the ground last winter, and that when we came up this spring, we were all green.
text_transcription: SO ALL THE LITTLE DOGS RAN DOWN INTO THE MEADOW WHERE THE GRASS WAS GROWING AND THEY SAID OH GRASS GRASS WHAT MAKES YOU SO GREEN PRAY TELL US THAT WE MAY ALL GET GREEN TAILS LIKE THE TAIL OF THE STRANGE LITTLE DOG BUT ALL THE LITTLE BLADES OF GRASS SHOOK THEIR HEADS AND SAID WE CAN TELL YOU NOTHING ABOUT THAT ALL WE KNOW IS THAT WE WERE DOWN UNDER THE GROUND LAST WINTER AND THAT WHEN WE CAME UP THIS SPRING WE WERE ALL GREEN
phonemes: sˌoʊ ˈɔːl ðə lˈɪɾəl dˈɑːɡz ɹˈæn dˌaʊn ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈɛdoʊ wˌɛɹ ðə ɡɹˈæs wʌz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ, ænd ðeɪ sˈɛd, "ˈoʊ, ɡɹˈæs, ɡɹˈæs! wˌʌt mˌeɪks juː sˌoʊ ɡɹˈiːn? pɹˈeɪ tˈɛl ˌʌs, ðæt wiː mˈeɪ ˈɔːl ɡɛt ɡɹˈiːn tˈeɪlz, lˈaɪk ðə tˈeɪl ʌvðə stɹˈeɪndʒ lˈɪɾəl dˈɑːɡ." bˌʌt ˈɔːl ðə lˈɪɾəl blˈeɪdz ʌv ɡɹˈæs ʃˈʊk ðɛɹ hˈɛdz, ænd sˈɛd, "wiː kæn tˈɛl juː nˈʌθɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðˈæt. ˈɔːl wiː nˈoʊ ɪz ðæt wiː wɜː dˌaʊn ˌʌndɚ ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd lˈæst wˈɪntɚ, ænd ðæt wɛn wiː kˈeɪm ˌʌp ðɪs spɹˈɪŋ, wiː wɜːɹ ˈɔːl ɡɹˈiːn.