text_original: But it seemed strange to them that a rooster should sit on so high a perch. "It looks to me," said old Mr. Crow, "it looks to me as if he had flown up here and lighted on that rod and then was afraid to fly down again."
text_transcription: BUT IT SEEMED STRANGE TO THEM THAT A ROOSTER SHOULD SIT ON SO HIGH A PERCH IT LOOKS TO ME SAID OLD MISTER CROW IT LOOKS TO ME AS IF HE HAD FLOWN UP HERE AND LIGHTED ON THAT ROD AND THEN WAS AFRAID TO FLY DOWN AGAIN
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt sˈiːmd stɹˈeɪndʒ tə ðˌɛm ðˌæɾɚ ɹˈuːstɚ ʃˌʊd sˈɪt ˌɔn sˌoʊ hˈaɪ ɐ pˈɜːtʃ. "ɪt lˈʊks tə mˌiː," sˈɛd ˈoʊld mˈɪstɚ. kɹˈoʊ, "ɪt lˈʊks tə mˌiː æz ɪf hiː hæd flˈoʊn ˌʌp hˈɪɹ ænd lˈaɪɾᵻd ˌɔn ðæt ɹˈɑːd ænd ðˈɛn wʌz ɐfɹˈeɪd tə flˈaɪ dˌaʊn ɐɡˈɛn."