text_original: The stork's red legs were so long, and the birds could wade in such deep water, that hundreds of frogs were soon eaten up, and there were many widows and orphans in the ponds and puddles. When the fairies got more acquainted with their new guests, and saw how they behaved, they nearly died of laughing.
text_transcription: THE STORK'S RED LEGS WAS SO LONG AND THE BIRDS COULD WADE IN SUCH DEEP WATER THAT HUNDREDS OF FROGS WERE SOON EATEN UP AND THERE WERE MANY WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN THE PONDS AND PUDDLES WHEN THE FAIRIES GOT MORE ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR NEW GUESTS AND SAW HOW THEY BEHAVED THEY NEARLY DIED OF LAUGHING
phonemes: ðə stˈɔːɹks ɹˈɛd lˈɛɡz wɜː sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ, ænd ðə bˈɜːdz kʊd wˈeɪd ɪn sˈʌtʃ dˈiːp wˈɔːɾɚ, ðæt hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv fɹˈɑːɡz wɜː sˈuːn ˈiːʔn̩ ˈʌp, ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni wˈɪdoʊz ænd ˈɔːɹfənz ɪnðə pˈɑːndz ænd pˈʌdəlz. wˌɛn ðə fˈɛɹiz ɡɑːt mˈɔːɹ ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð ðɛɹ nˈuː ɡˈɛsts, ænd sˈɔː hˌaʊ ðeɪ bᵻhˈeɪvd, ðeɪ nˌɪɹli dˈaɪd ʌv lˈæfɪŋ.