text_original: They journeyed westwards across the prairies towards the Great Water in the West, and as they went, the youth prayed to the Sun and the Moon and the Morning Star to send them success. Soon they came to the rolling foot hills covered with sweet grass and scrubby pine. But still they saw no signs of buffalo. At last they reached a narrow stream, on the bank of which they saw a house with smoke coming from the chimney.
text_transcription: THEY JOURNEYED WESTWARDS ACROSS THE PRAIRIES TOWARDS THE GREAT WATER IN THE WEST AND AS THEY WENT THE YOUTH PRAYED TO THE SUN AND THE MOON AND THE MORNING STAR TO SEND THEM SUCCESS SOON THEY CAME TO THE ROLLING FOOTHILLS COVERED WITH SWEET GRASS AND SCRUBBY PINE BUT STILL THEY SAW NO SIGNS OF BUFFALO AT LAST THEY REACHED A NARROW STREAM ON THE BANK OF WHICH THEY SAW A HOUSE WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE CHIMNEY
phonemes: ðeɪ dʒˈɜːnid wˈɛstwɚdz əkɹˌɑːs ðə pɹˈɛɹiz təwˈɔːɹdz ðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪnðə wˈɛst, ænd æz ðeɪ wˈɛnt, ðə jˈuːθ pɹˈeɪd tə ðə sˈʌn ænd ðə mˈuːn ænd ðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ stˈɑːɹ tə sˈɛnd ðˌɛm səksˈɛs. sˈuːn ðeɪ kˈeɪm tə ðə ɹˈoʊlɪŋ fˈʊt hˈɪlz kˈʌvɚd wɪð swˈiːt ɡɹˈæs ænd skɹˈʌbi pˈaɪn. bˌʌt stˈɪl ðeɪ sˈɔː nˈoʊ sˈaɪnz ʌv bˈʌfəlˌoʊ. æt lˈæst ðeɪ ɹˈiːtʃt ɐ nˈæɹoʊ stɹˈiːm, ɔnðə bˈæŋk ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðeɪ sˈɔː ɐ hˈaʊs wɪð smˈoʊk kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌmðə tʃˈɪmni.