text_original: The old grandmother was a pagan and still worshipped the cruel gods that loved fighting. She hated the new religion, because it taught gentleness and peace. But the midwife, who was a neighbor, feared that the old woman was malicious and she had hid her crutch. This she did, so that if the baby was a girl, she could save its life.
text_transcription: THE OLD GRANDMOTHER WAS A PAGAN AND STILL WORSHIPPED THE CRUEL GODS THAT LOVED FIGHTING SHE HATED THE NEW RELIGION BECAUSE IT TAUGHT GENTLENESS AND PEACE BUT THE MIDWIFE WHO WAS A NEIGHBOR FEARED THAT THE OLD WOMAN WAS MALICIOUS AND SHE HAD HID HER CRUTCH THIS SHE DID SO THAT IF THE BABY WAS A GIRL SHE COULD SAVE ITS LIFE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ wʌzɐ pˈeɪɡən ænd stˈɪl wˈɜːʃɪpt ðə kɹˈuːəl ɡˈɑːdz ðæt lˈʌvd fˈaɪɾɪŋ. ʃiː hˈeɪɾᵻd ðə nˈuː ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, bɪkˈʌz ɪt tˈɔːt dʒˈɛntəlnəs ænd pˈiːs. bˌʌt ðə mˈɪdwaɪf, hˌuː wʌzɐ nˈeɪbɚ, fˈɪɹd ðætðɪ ˈoʊld wˈʊmən wʌz mɐlˈɪʃəs ænd ʃiː hæd hˈɪd hɜː kɹˈʌtʃ. ðɪs ʃiː dˈɪd, sˌoʊ ðæt ɪf ðə bˈeɪbi wʌzɐ ɡˈɜːl, ʃiː kʊd sˈeɪv ɪts lˈaɪf.