text_original: If a man sets an old cart wheel flat on a tree top, the storks accept this, as an invitation to come and stay. At once they proceed, first of all, to arrange their toilet, after their long flight. They do this, even before they build their nest. You can see them, by the hour, preening their feathers and combing their plumage, with their long bills.
text_transcription: IF A MAN SETS AN OLD CARTWHEAT FLAT ON A TREE TOP THE STORKS ACCEPT THIS AS AN INVITATION TO COME AND STAY AT ONCE THEY PROCEED FIRST OF ALL TO ARRANGE THEIR TOILET AFTER THEIR LONG FLIGHT THEY DO THIS EVEN BEFORE THEY BUILD THEIR NEST YOU CAN SEE THEM BY THE HOUR PREENING THEIR FEATHERS AND COOMING THEIR PLUMAGE WITH THEIR LONG BILLS
phonemes: ɪf ɐ mˈæn sˈɛts ɐn ˈoʊld kˈɑːɹt wˈiːl flˈæt ˌɔn ɐ tɹˈiː tˈɑːp, ðə stˈɔːɹks ɐksˈɛpt ðˈɪs, æz ɐn ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən tə kˈʌm ænd stˈeɪ. ɐtwˈʌns ðeɪ pɹəsˈiːd, fˈɜːst ʌv ˈɔːl, tʊ ɚɹˈeɪndʒ ðɛɹ tˈɔɪlɪt, ˈæftɚ ðɛɹ lˈɔŋ flˈaɪt. ðeɪ dˈuː ðˈɪs, ˈiːvən bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ bˈɪld ðɛɹ nˈɛst. juː kæn sˈiː ðˌɛm, baɪ ðɪ ˈaʊɚ, pɹˈiːnɪŋ ðɛɹ fˈɛðɚz ænd kˈoʊmɪŋ ðɛɹ plˈuːmɪdʒ, wɪð ðɛɹ lˈɔŋ bˈɪlz.