text_original: He saw a light in the mill, so he put his head through the open top half of the door to see what was going on inside, and there was Quaye Mooar's wife sifting corn. When she caught sight of the great big head she was frightened terrible. She had presence of mind, however, to hand him the sieve and say: 'If thou go to the river and bring water in it, I'll make a cake for thee; and the more water thou carry back, that's the bigger thy cake will be.'
text_transcription: HE SAW A LIGHT IN THE MILL SO HE PUT HIS HEAD THROUGH THE OPEN TOP HALF OF THE DOOR TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON INSIDE AND THERE WAS CAME MOORE'S WIFE SIFTING CORN WHEN SHE CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE GREAT BIG HEAD SHE WAS FRIGHTENED TERRIBLE SHE HAD PRESENCE OF MIND HOWEVER TO HAND HIM THE SIEVE AND SAY IF THOU GO TO THE RIVER AND BRING WATER IN IT I'LL MAKE A CAKE FOR THEE AND THE MORE WATER THOU'LL CARRY BACK THAT'S THE BIGGER THY CAKE WILL BE
phonemes: hiː sˈɔː ɐ lˈaɪt ɪnðə mˈɪl, sˌoʊ hiː pˌʊt hɪz hˈɛd θɹuː ðɪ ˈoʊpən tˈɑːp hˈæf ʌvðə dˈɔːɹ tə sˈiː wʌt wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn ɪnsˈaɪd, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz kˈiː mˈuːɑːɹz wˈaɪf sˈɪftɪŋ kˈɔːɹn. wˌɛn ʃiː kˈɔːt sˈaɪt ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt bˈɪɡ hˈɛd ʃiː wʌz fɹˈaɪʔn̩d tˈɛɹᵻbəl. ʃiː hæd pɹˈɛzəns ʌv mˈaɪnd, haʊˈɛvɚ, tə hˈænd hˌɪm ðə sˈɪv ænd sˈeɪ: ɪf ðˈaʊ ɡˌoʊ tə ðə ɹˈɪvɚ ænd bɹˈɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪn ɪt, aɪl mˌeɪk ɐ kˈeɪk fɔːɹ ðˈiː; ænd ðə mˈɔːɹ wˈɔːɾɚ ðˈaʊ kˈæɹi bˈæk, ðæts ðə bˈɪɡɚ ðˌaɪ kˈeɪk wɪl bˈiː.