text_original: [Illustration: ON AND ON THE RAGING FLOOD BORE THEM UNTIL DARK NIGHT CAME DOWN] THE CAT AND THE CRADLE In the early ages, when our far off ancestors lived in the woods, ate acorns, slept in caves, and dressed in the skins of wild animals, they had no horses, cows or cats. Their only pets and helpers were dogs. The men and the dogs were more like each other than they are now.
text_transcription: RECORDING BY SONYAN DUTCH FAIRY TALES FOR YOUNG FOLKS BY WILLIAM ELLIOTT GRIFFITH THE CAT AND THE CRADLE IN THE EARLY AGES WHEN OUR FAR OFF ANCESTORS LIVED IN THE WOODS ATE ACORNS SLEPT IN CAVES AND DRESSED IN THE SKINS OF WILD ANIMALS THEY HAD NO HORSES COWS OR CATS THEIR ONLY PETS AND HELPERS WERE DOGS THE MEN AND THE DOGS WERE MORE LIKE EACH OTHER THAN THEY ARE NOW
phonemes: [ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən: ˌɔn ænd ɔnðə ɹˈeɪdʒɪŋ flˈʌd bˈɔːɹ ðˌɛm ʌntˈɪl dˈɑːɹk nˈaɪt kˈeɪm dˈaʊn] ðə kˈæt ænd ðə kɹˈeɪdəl ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli ˈeɪdʒᵻz, wˌɛn ˌaʊɚ fˈɑːɹ ˈɔf ˈænsɛstɚz lˈɪvd ɪnðə wˈʊdz, ˈeɪt ˈeɪkɔːɹnz, slˈɛpt ɪn kˈeɪvz, ænd dɹˈɛst ɪnðə skˈɪnz ʌv wˈaɪld ˈænɪməlz, ðeɪ hæd nˈoʊ hˈɔːɹsᵻz, kˈaʊz ɔːɹ kˈæts. ðɛɹ ˈoʊnli pˈɛts ænd hˈɛlpɚz wɜː dˈɑːɡz. ðə mˈɛn ænd ðə dˈɑːɡz wɜː mˈɔːɹ lˈaɪk ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ðeɪ ɑːɹ nˈaʊ.