text_original: The four took care that the moon was provided with oil, cleaned the wick, and received their weekly thaler, but they became old men, and when one of them grew ill, and saw that he was about to die, he appointed that one quarter of the moon, should, as his property, be laid in the grave with him.
text_transcription: THE FOUR TOOK CARE THAT THE MOON WAS PROVIDED WITH OIL CLEANED THE WICK AND RECEIVED THEIR WEEKLY FOLLER BUT THEY BECAME OLD MEN AND WHEN ONE OF THEM GREW ILL AND SAW HE WAS ABOUT TO DIE HE APPOINTED THAT ONE QUARTER OF THE MOON SHOULD AS HIS PROPERTY BE LAID IN THE GRAVE WITH HIM
phonemes: ðə fˈɔːɹ tˈʊk kˈɛɹ ðætðə mˈuːn wʌz pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd wɪð ˈɔɪl, klˈiːnd ðə wˈɪk, ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðɛɹ wˈiːkli θˈeɪlɚ, bˌʌt ðeɪ bɪkˌeɪm ˈoʊld mˈɛn, ænd wɛn wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm ɡɹˈuː ˈɪl, ænd sˈɔː ðæt hiː wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tə dˈaɪ, hiː ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ðˈætwˌʌn kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ʌvðə mˈuːn, ʃˈʊd, æz hɪz pɹˈɑːpɚɾi, biː lˈeɪd ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪv wɪð hˌɪm.