text_original: The failure was not to be attributed to Ossaroo; but to the imprudence of one of his companions  an individual of the party close treading upon his heels. That individual was _Fritz_! Just as Ossaroo was about casting his loop over the shoulders of a sleeping adjutant, Fritz  who had followed the party from the hut  now for the first time perceiving the birds, rushed forward and seized the tail of one of them between his teeth.
text_transcription: THE FAILURE WAS NOT TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO OSSOROO BUT TO THE IMPRUDENCE OF ONE OF HIS COMPANIONS AN INDIVIDUAL OF THE PARTY CLOSE TREADING UPON HIS HEELS THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS FRITZ JUST AS OSSOROO WAS ABOUT CASTING HIS LOOP OVER THE SHOULDERS OF A SLEEPING ADJUTANT FRITZ WHO HAD FOLLOWED THE PARTY FROM THE HUT NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME PERCEIVING THE BIRDS RUSHED FORWARD AND SEIZED THE TAIL OF ONE OF THEM BETWEEN HIS TEETH
phonemes: ðə fˈeɪlɪɹ wʌz nˌɑːt təbi ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tʊ ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː; bˌʌt tə ðɪ ɪmpɹˈuːdəns ʌv wˈʌn ʌv hɪz kəmpˈæniənz ɐn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ʌvðə pˈɑːɹɾi klˈoʊs tɹˈɛdɪŋ əpˌɑːn hɪz hˈiːlz. ðæt ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl wʌz fɹˈɪts! dʒˈʌst æz ˈɑːsɐɹˌuː wʌz ɐbˌaʊt kˈæstɪŋ hɪz lˈuːp ˌoʊvɚ ðə ʃˈoʊldɚz əvə slˈiːpɪŋ ˈædʒuːtənt, fɹˈɪts hˌuː hæd fˈɑːloʊd ðə pˈɑːɹɾi fɹʌmðə hˈʌt nˈaʊ fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm pɚsˈiːvɪŋ ðə bˈɜːdz, ɹˈʌʃt fˈɔːɹwɚd ænd sˈiːzd ðə tˈeɪl ʌv wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm bᵻtwˌiːn hɪz tˈiːθ.