text_original: If they went to dance in the meadow, on moonlight nights, they always found a big bullfrog sitting in their ring, mocking them with its bellowing. So when they heard about the storks in Africa, and what hearty appetites they had, for the various wrigglers, crawlers, jumpers and splashers in the waters, they resolved to invite them, in a body, to Holland.
text_transcription: IF THEY WENT TO DANCE IN THE MEADOW ON MOONLIGHT NIGHTS THEY ALWAYS FOUND THE BIG BULL FROG SITTING IN THEIR RING MOCKING THEM WITH ITS BELLOWING SO WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUT STORKS IN AFRICA AND WHAT HEARTY APPETITES THEY HAD FOR THE VARIOUS WRIGGLERS SCRAWLERS JUMPERS AND SPLASHES IN THE WATER THEY RESOLVED TO INVITE THEM IN A BODY TO HOLLAND
phonemes: ɪf ðeɪ wɛnt tə dˈæns ɪnðə mˈɛdoʊ, ˌɔn mˈuːnlaɪt nˈaɪts, ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz fˈaʊnd ɐ bˈɪɡ bˈʊlfɹɑːɡ sˈɪɾɪŋ ɪn ðɛɹ ɹˈɪŋ, mˈɑːkɪŋ ðˌɛm wɪð ɪts bˈɛloʊɪŋ. sˌoʊ wɛn ðeɪ hˈɜːd ɐbˌaʊt ðə stˈɔːɹks ɪn ˈæfɹɪkə, ænd wʌt hˈɑːɹɾi ˈæpɪtˌaɪts ðeɪ hˌæd, fɚðə vˈɛɹiəs ɹˈɪɡlɚz, kɹˈɔːlɚz, dʒˈʌmpɚz ænd splˈæʃɚz ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚz, ðeɪ ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tʊ ɪnvˈaɪt ðˌɛm, ɪn ɐ bˈɑːdi, tə hˈɑːlənd.