text_original: The Dutch proverb pictures the scene, which is so common. "In the same field, the cow eats grass; the grayhound hunts the hare; and the stork helps himself to the frogs." Indeed, if it were not for the stork, Holland would, like old Egypt, in the time of Moses, be overrun with frogs.
text_transcription: THE DUTCH PROVERB PICTURES THE SCENE WHICH IS SO COMMON IN THE SAME FIELD THE COW EATS GRASS THE GREYHOUND HUNTS THE HARE AND THE STORK HELPS HIMSELF TO THE FROGS INDEED IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE STORK HOLLAND WOULD LIKE OLD EGYPT IN THE TIME OF MOSES BE OVERRUN WITH FROGS
phonemes: ðə dˈʌtʃ pɹˈɑːvɜːb pˈɪktʃɚz ðə sˈiːn, wˌɪtʃ ɪz sˌoʊ kˈɑːmən. "ɪnðə sˈeɪm fˈiːld, ðə kˈaʊ ˈiːts ɡɹˈæs; ðə ɡɹˈeɪhaʊnd hˈʌnts ðə hˈɛɹ; ænd ðə stˈɔːɹk hˈɛlps hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə fɹˈɑːɡz." ˌɪndˈiːd, ɪf ɪt wɜː nˌɑːt fɚðə stˈɔːɹk, hˈɑːlənd wˈʊd, lˈaɪk ˈoʊld ˈiːdʒɪpt, ɪnðə tˈaɪm ʌv mˈoʊsᵻz, biː ˌoʊvɚɹˈʌn wɪð fɹˈɑːɡz.