text_original: This story is doubtless a fiction, but nevertheless a good illustration of the light way in which war was undertaken in those days, when it was almost more necessary to find an excuse for peace than an excuse for fighting, and when a campaign in an enemy's country was very like a tournament on a larger and more dangerous scale. English Edward, however, did not go to war unprepared.
text_transcription: THIS STORY IS DOUBTLESS A FICTION BUT NEVERTHELESS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THE LIGHT WAY IN WHICH WAR WAS UNDERTAKEN IN THOSE DAYS WHEN IT WAS ALMOST MORE NECESSARY TO FIND AN EXCUSE FOR PEACE THAN AN EXCUSE FOR FIGHTING AND WHEN A CAMPAIGN IN AN ENEMY'S COUNTRY WAS VERY LIKE A TOURNAMENT ON A LARGER AND MORE DANGEROUS SCALE EDWARD HOWEVER DID NOT GO TO WAR UNPREPARED
phonemes: ðɪs stˈɔːɹi ɪz dˈaʊtləs ɐ fˈɪkʃən, bˌʌt nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs ɐ ɡˈʊd ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə lˈaɪt wˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ wˈɔːɹ wʌz ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkən ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst mˈɔːɹ nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə fˈaɪnd ɐn ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ pˈiːs ðˌænən ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ fˈaɪɾɪŋ, ænd wɛn ɐ kæmpˈeɪn ɪn ɐn ˈɛnəmiz kˈʌntɹi wʌz vˈɛɹi lˈaɪk ɐ tˈʊɹnəmənt ˌɔn ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ ænd mˈɔːɹ dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs skˈeɪl. ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈɛdwɚd, haʊˈɛvɚ, dɪdnˌɑːt ɡˌoʊ tə wˈɔːɹ ʌnpɹɪpˈɛɹd.