text_original: The brother began to chop at a tree near by. He chopped and he chopped and he chopped, but he could scarcely make a dent, the ax was so blunt. When the children came back to the castle without either wood or water, the sprite was very cross with them.
text_transcription: THE BROTHER BEGAN TO CHOP AT A TREE NEAR BY HE CHOPPED AND HE CHOPPED AND HE CHOPPED BUT HE COULD SCARCELY MAKE A DENT THE EGGS WAS SO BLUNT WHEN THE CHILDREN CAME BACK TO THE CASTLE WITHOUT EITHER WOOD OR WATER THE SPRITE WAS VERY CROSS WITH THEM
phonemes: ðə bɹˈʌðɚ bɪɡˈæn tə tʃˈɑːp æɾə tɹˈiː nˌɪɹ bˈaɪ. hiː tʃˈɑːpt ænd hiː tʃˈɑːpt ænd hiː tʃˈɑːpt, bˌʌt hiː kʊd skˈɛɹsli mˌeɪk ɐ dˈɛnt, ðɪ ˈæks wʌz sˌoʊ blˈʌnt. wˌɛn ðə tʃˈɪldɹən kˈeɪm bˈæk tə ðə kˈæsəl wɪðˌaʊt ˈiːðɚ wˈʊd ɔːɹ wˈɔːɾɚ, ðə spɹˈaɪt wʌz vˈɛɹi kɹˈɔs wɪð ðˌɛm.