text_original: On entering, the first thing that met their gaze was the old hag, seated on a three legged stool by the fire, with six black cats lying on the hearth by her side. The young damsels blushingly told their desire to know the names of their future husbands, also numerous other questions, to which the old hag readily complied.
text_transcription: ON ENTERING THE FIRST THING THAT MET THEIR GAZE WAS THE OLD HAG SEATED ON A THREE LEGGED STOOL BY THE FIRE WITH SIX BLACK CATS LYING ON THE HEARTH BY HER SIDE THE YOUNG DAMSELS BLUSHINGLY TOLD THEIR DESIRE TO KNOW THE NAMES OF THEIR FUTURE HUSBANDS ALSO NUMEROUS OTHER QUESTIONS TO WHICH THE OLD HAG READILY COMPLIED
phonemes: ˌɔn ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ, ðə fˈɜːst θˈɪŋ ðæt mˈɛt ðɛɹ ɡˈeɪz wʌzðɪ ˈoʊld hˈæɡ, sˈiːɾᵻd ˌɔn ɐ θɹˈiː lˈɛɡɪd stˈuːl baɪ ðə fˈaɪɚ, wɪð sˈɪks blˈæk kˈæts lˈaɪɪŋ ɔnðə hˈɑːɹθ baɪ hɜː sˈaɪd. ðə jˈʌŋ dˈæmsəlz blˈʌʃɪŋli tˈoʊld ðɛɹ dɪzˈaɪɚ tə nˈoʊ ðə nˈeɪmz ʌv ðɛɹ fjˈuːtʃɚ hˈʌsbəndz, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈuːmɚɹəs ˈʌðɚ kwˈɛstʃənz, tə wˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈoʊld hˈæɡ ɹˈɛdili kəmplˈaɪd.