text_original: The Dutch fairies knew nothing of the habits of the bird and scarcely imagined how such a creature might look, but they heard many pleasant things about the stork's good character. The wise bird had an excellent reputation, not only for being kind to its young, but also for attending to the wants of its parents, when they were old.
text_transcription: THE DUTCH FAIRIES KNEW NOTHING OF THE HABITS OF THE BIRD AND SCARCELY IMAGINED HOW SUCH A CREATURE MIGHT LOOK BUT THEY HEARD MANY PLEASANT THINGS ABOUT THE STORK'S GOOD CHARACTER THE WISE BIRD HAD AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION NOT ONLY FOR BEING KIND TO ITS YOUNG BUT ALSO FOR ATTENDING TO THE WANTS OF ITS PARENTS WHEN THEY WERE OLD
phonemes: ðə dˈʌtʃ fˈɛɹiz nˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ ʌvðə hˈæbɪts ʌvðə bˈɜːd ænd skˈɛɹsli ɪmˈædʒɪnd hˌaʊ sˈʌtʃ ɐ kɹˈiːtʃɚ mˌaɪt lˈʊk, bˌʌt ðeɪ hˈɜːd mˈɛni plˈɛzənt θˈɪŋz ɐbˌaʊt ðə stˈɔːɹks ɡˈʊd kˈæɹɪktɚ. ðə wˈaɪz bˈɜːd hæd ɐn ˈɛksələnt ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli fɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ kˈaɪnd tʊ ɪts jˈʌŋ, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ fɔːɹ ɐtˈɛndɪŋ tə ðə wˈɔnts ʌv ɪts pˈɛɹənts, wˌɛn ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈoʊld.