text_original: But the people still suffered from the floods, that from time to time drowned the cattle and human beings, and the ebb tides, that carried everything out to sea. Then the good missionary taught the men how to build dykes, that kept out the ocean and made the water of the rivers stay between the banks. The floods became fewer and fewer and at last rarely happened. Then Santa Klaas arrived, to keep alive in the hearts of the people the spirit of love and kindness and good cheer forever.
text_transcription: BUT THE PEOPLE STILL SUFFERED FROM THE FLOODS THAT FROM TIME TO TIME DROWNED THE CATTLE AND HUMAN BEINGS AND THE APPETITES THAT CARRIED EVERYTHING OUT TO SEA THEN THE GOOD MISSIONARY TAUGHT THE MEN HOW TO BUILD DYKES THAT KEPT OUT THE OCEAN AND MADE THE WATER OF THE RIVERS STAY BETWEEN THE BANKS THE FLOODS BECAME FEWER AND FEWER AND AT LAST RARELY HAPPENED THEN SANTA CLASS ARRIVED TO KEEP ALIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND KINDNESS AND GOOD CHEER FOREVER
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə pˈiːpəl stˈɪl sˈʌfɚd fɹʌmðə flˈʌdz, ðæt fɹʌm tˈaɪm tə tˈaɪm dɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈæɾəl ænd hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋz, ænd ðɪ ˈɛb tˈaɪdz, ðæt kˈæɹid ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ˈaʊt tə sˈiː. ðˈɛn ðə ɡˈʊd mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi tˈɔːt ðə mˈɛn hˌaʊ tə bˈɪld dˈaɪks, ðæt kˈɛpt ˈaʊt ðɪ ˈoʊʃən ænd mˌeɪd ðə wˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚz stˈeɪ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə bˈæŋks. ðə flˈʌdz bɪkˌeɪm fjˈuːɚ ænd fjˈuːɚɹ ænd æt lˈæst ɹˈɛɹli hˈæpənd. ðˈɛn sˈæntə klˈɑːz ɚɹˈaɪvd, tə kˈiːp ɐlˈaɪv ɪnðə hˈɑːɹts ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ðə spˈɪɹɪt ʌv lˈʌv ænd kˈaɪndnəs ænd ɡˈʊd tʃˈɪɹ fɚɹˈɛvɚ.