text_original: They were so pretty to look at, while promenading over the meadows, wading in the ponds and ditches, or standing silently by the river banks. Soon, however, these foreign birds were very unpopular in bullfrog land, and as for the snakes, they thought that Holland would be ruined by these hungry strangers.
text_transcription: THEY WERE SO PRETTY TO LOOK AT WHILE PROMENADING OVER THE MEADOWS WADING IN THE PONDS AND DITCHES OR STANDING SILENTLY BY THE RIVER BANKS SOON HOWEVER THESE FOREIGN BIRDS WERE VERY UNPOPULAR IN BULLFROG LAND AND AS FOR THE SNAKES THEY THOUGHT THAT HOLLAND WOULD BE RUINED BY THESE HUNGRY STRANGERS
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː sˌoʊ pɹˈɪɾi tə lˈʊk æt, wˌaɪl pɹˌɑːmənˈɑːdɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə mˈɛdoʊz, wˈeɪdɪŋ ɪnðə pˈɑːndz ænd dˈɪtʃᵻz, ɔːɹ stˈændɪŋ sˈaɪləntli baɪ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ bˈæŋks. sˈuːn, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðiːz fˈɔːɹən bˈɜːdz wɜː vˈɛɹi ʌnpˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɪn bˈʊlfɹɑːɡ lˈænd, ænd æz fɚðə snˈeɪks, ðeɪ θˈɔːt ðæt hˈɑːlənd wʊd biː ɹˈuːɪnd baɪ ðiːz hˈʌŋɡɹi stɹˈeɪndʒɚz.