text_original: But one night, while she slept, the babe disappeared, and the poor mother was overwhelmed with grief. Then she wandered forth and looked everywhere for him, but in vain. So she asked the North star if he had seen her son. But the North star answered: 'I would not tell thee even if I knew.
text_transcription: BUT ONE NIGHT WHILE SHE SLEPT THE BABE DISAPPEARED AND THE POOR MOTHER WAS OVERWHELMED WITH GRIEF THEN SHE WANDERED FORTH AND LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR HIM BUT IN VAIN SO SHE ASKED THE NORTH STAR IF HE HAD SEEN HER SON BUT THE NORTH STAR ANSWERED I WOULD NOT TELL THEE EVEN IF I KNEW
phonemes: bˌʌt wˈʌn nˈaɪt, wˌaɪl ʃiː slˈɛpt, ðə bˈeɪb dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd, ænd ðə pˈʊɹ mˈʌðɚ wʌz ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmd wɪð ɡɹˈiːf. ðˈɛn ʃiː wˈɔndɚd fˈɔːɹθ ænd lˈʊkt ˈɛvɹɪwˌɛɹ fɔːɹ hˌɪm, bˌʌt ɪn vˈeɪn. sˌoʊ ʃiː ˈæskt ðə nˈɔːɹθ stˈɑːɹ ɪf hiː hæd sˈiːn hɜː sˈʌn. bˌʌt ðə nˈɔːɹθ stˈɑːɹ ˈænsɚd: aɪ wʊd nˌɑːt tˈɛl ðiː ˈiːvən ɪf aɪ nˈuː.