text_original: They were not surprised at their diet, or eating habits, but they soon discovered that the storks were not song birds. Instead of having voices, they seemed to talk to each other by clattering their long jaws, or snapping their mandibles together. Their snowy plumage  all being white but their wing feathers  was admired, was envied, and their long bright colored legs were a wonder. At first the fairies thought their guests wore red stockings and they thought how heavy must be the laundry work on wash days; for in Holland, everything must be clean.
text_transcription: THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED AT THEIR DIET OR EATING HABITS BUT THEY SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE STORKS WERE NOT SONG BIRDS INSTEAD OF HAVING VOICES THEY SEEMED TO TALK TO EACH OTHER BY CLATTERING THEIR LONG JAWS OR SNAPPING THEIR MANDIBLES TOGETHER THEIR SNOWY PLUMAGE ALL BEING WHITE BUT THEIR WING FEATHERS WAS ADMIRED WAS ENVIED AND THEIR LONG BRIGHT COLOURED LEGS WERE WONDER AT FIRST THE FAIRIES SOUGHT THEIR GUESTS FOR RED STOCKINGS AND THEY THOUGHT HOW HEAVY MUST BE THE LAUNDRY WORK ON WASH DAYS FOR IN HOLLAND EVERYTHING MUST BE CLEAN
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt sɚpɹˈaɪzd æt ðɛɹ dˈaɪət, ɔːɹ ˈiːɾɪŋ hˈæbɪts, bˌʌt ðeɪ sˈuːn dɪskˈʌvɚd ðætðə stˈɔːɹks wɜː nˌɑːt sˈɔŋ bˈɜːdz. ɪnstˈɛd ʌv hˌævɪŋ vˈɔɪsᵻz, ðeɪ sˈiːmd tə tˈɔːk tʊ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ baɪ klˈæɾɚɹɪŋ ðɛɹ lˈɔŋ dʒˈɔːz, ɔːɹ snˈæpɪŋ ðɛɹ mˈændᵻbəlz təɡˈɛðɚ. ðɛɹ snˈoʊi plˈuːmɪdʒ ˈɔːl bˌiːɪŋ wˈaɪt bˌʌt ðɛɹ wˈɪŋ fˈɛðɚz wʌz ɐdmˈaɪɚd, wʌz ˈɛnvid, ænd ðɛɹ lˈɔŋ bɹˈaɪt kˈʌlɚd lˈɛɡz wɜːɹ ɐ wˈʌndɚ. æt fˈɜːst ðə fˈɛɹiz θˈɔːt ðɛɹ ɡˈɛsts wˈɔːɹ ɹˈɛd stˈɑːkɪŋz ænd ðeɪ θˈɔːt hˌaʊ hˈɛvi mˈʌst biː ðə lˈɔːndɹi wˈɜːk ˌɔn wˈɑːʃ dˈeɪz; fɔːɹ ɪn hˈɑːlənd, ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ mˈʌst biː klˈiːn.