text_original: When dried, this mud becomes exceedingly hard  bidding defiance to the teeth and claws of all would be intruders, whether bird or quadruped; and with the horny beak of the old hen projected outward, and quite filling up the aperture, even the slippery tree snake cannot find room enough to squeeze his body through. The female, thus free from all fear of being molested, quietly continues her incubation!
text_transcription: WHEN DRIED THIS MUD BECOMES EXCEEDINGLY HARD BIDDING DEFIANCE TO THE TEETH AND CLAWS OF ALL WOULD BE INTRUDERS WHETHER BIRD OR QUADRUPED AND WITH THE HORNY BEAK OF THE OLD HEN PROJECTED OUTWARD AND QUITE FILLING UP THE APERTURE EVEN THE SLIPPERY TREE SNAKE CANNOT FIND ROOM ENOUGH TO SQUEEZE HIS BODY THROUGH THE FEMALE THUS FREE FROM ALL FEAR OF BEING MOLLUSED QUIETLY CONTINUES HER INCUBATION
phonemes: wˌɛn dɹˈaɪd, ðɪs mˈʌd bɪkˌʌmz ɛksˈiːdɪŋli hˈɑːɹd bˈɪdɪŋ dᵻfˈaɪəns tə ðə tˈiːθ ænd klˈɔːz ʌv ˈɔːl wʊd biː ɪntɹˈuːdɚz, wˈɛðɚ bˈɜːd ɔːɹ kwˈɑːdɹʊpˌɛd; ænd wɪððə hˈɔːɹni bˈiːk ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld hˈɛn pɹədʒˈɛktᵻd ˈaʊtwɚd, ænd kwˈaɪt fˈɪlɪŋ ˌʌp ðɪ ˈæpɚtʃɚ, ˈiːvən ðə slˈɪpɚɹi tɹˈiː snˈeɪk kænˈɑːt fˈaɪnd ɹˈuːm ɪnˈʌf tə skwˈiːz hɪz bˈɑːdi θɹˈuː. ðə fˈiːmeɪl, ðˈʌs fɹˈiː fɹʌm ˈɔːl fˈɪɹ ʌv bˌiːɪŋ məlˈɛstᵻd, kwˈaɪətli kəntˈɪnjuːz hɜːɹ ˌɪŋkjuːbˈeɪʃən!