text_original: In reality, the red stick was the leg of a stork, sound asleep, for it was taking its usual afternoon nap. The frogs on the bank, and those in the pool that held their noses above water, to get their breath, had never before seen anything like this red stilt, or its cross pole; for no bird of this sort had ever before flown into their neighborhood.
text_transcription: IN REALITY THE RED STICK WAS THE LEG OF A STORK SOUND ASLEEP FOR IT WAS TAKING ITS USUAL AFTERNOON NAP THE FROGS ON THE BANK AND THOSE IN THE POOL THAT HELD THEIR NOSES ABOVE WATER TO GET THEIR BREATH HAD NEVER BEFORE SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS RED STILT OR ITS CROSS POLE FOR NO BIRD OF THIS SORT HAD EVER BEFORE FLOWN INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
phonemes: ɪn ɹɪˈælᵻɾi, ðə ɹˈɛd stˈɪk wʌzðə lˈɛɡ əvə stˈɔːɹk, sˈaʊnd ɐslˈiːp, fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz tˈeɪkɪŋ ɪts jˈuːʒuːəl ˌæftɚnˈuːn nˈæp. ðə fɹˈɑːɡz ɔnðə bˈæŋk, ænd ðoʊz ɪnðə pˈuːl ðæt hˈɛld ðɛɹ nˈoʊzᵻz əbˌʌv wˈɔːɾɚ, tə ɡɛt ðɛɹ bɹˈɛθ, hæd nˈɛvɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ sˈiːn ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈaɪk ðɪs ɹˈɛd stˈɪlt, ɔːɹ ɪts kɹˈɔs pˈoʊl; fɔːɹ nˈoʊ bˈɜːd ʌv ðɪs sˈɔːɹt hæd ˈɛvɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ flˈoʊn ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd.