text_original: Tell, who refused, was brought before him and ordered as a punishment to shoot an apple from the head of his own child : this he did successfully, but Gesler insisted on knowing why he had placed a second arrow in his quiver and promised him his life if he would answer : Tell replied that if he had shot his child he would have slain with the second arrow the bailiff himself.
text_transcription: TELL WHO REFUSED WAS BROUGHT BEFORE HIM AND ORDERED AS A PUNISHMENT TO SHOOT AN APPLE FROM THE HEAD OF HIS OWN CHILD THIS HE DID SUCCESSFULLY BUT GESLER INSISTED ON KNOWING WHY HE HAD PLACED A SECOND ARROW IN HIS QUIVER AND PROMISED HIM HIS LIFE IF HE WOULD ANSWER TELL REPLIED THAT IF HE HAD SHOT HIS CHILD HE WOULD HAVE SLAIN WITH THE SECOND ARROW THE BAILIFF HIMSELF
phonemes: tˈɛl, hˌuː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd, wʌz bɹˈɔːt bᵻfˌɔːɹ hˌɪm ænd ˈɔːɹdɚd æz ɐ pˈʌnɪʃmənt tə ʃˈuːt ɐn ˈæpəl fɹʌmðə hˈɛd ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn tʃˈaɪld : ðɪs hiː dˈɪd səksˈɛsfəli, bˌʌt dʒˈɛslɚɹ ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn nˈoʊɪŋ wˌaɪ hiː hæd plˈeɪst ɐ sˈɛkənd ˈæɹoʊ ɪn hɪz kwˈɪvɚ ænd pɹˈɑːmɪst hˌɪm hɪz lˈaɪf ɪf hiː wʊd ˈænsɚ : tˈɛl ɹᵻplˈaɪd ðæt ɪf hiː hæd ʃˈɑːt hɪz tʃˈaɪld hiː wʊdhɐv slˈeɪn wɪððə sˈɛkənd ˈæɹoʊ ðə bˈeɪlɪf hɪmsˈɛlf.