text_original: The narrative opens with the familiar " Once upon a time," and tells us that " There was a man who had three sons by one wife, and all at a birth ; neither could the midwife tell certainly which was the eldest."
text_transcription: THE NARRATIVE OPENS WITH THE FAMILIAR ONCE UPON A TIME AND TELLS US THAT THERE WAS A MAN WHO HAD THREE SONS BY ONE WIFE AND ALL AT A BIRTH NEITHER COULD THE MIDWIFE TELL CERTAINLY WHICH WAS THE ELDEST
phonemes: ðə nˈæɹətˌɪv ˈoʊpənz wɪððə fəmˈɪlɪɹ " wˈʌns əpˌɑːn ɐ tˈaɪm," ænd tˈɛlz ˌʌs ðˈæt " ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ mˈæn hˌuː hæd θɹˈiː sˈʌnz baɪ wˈʌn wˈaɪf, ænd ˈɔːl æɾə bˈɜːθ ; nˈiːðɚ kʊd ðə mˈɪdwaɪf tˈɛl sˈɜːʔn̩li wˌɪtʃ wʌzðɪ ˈɛldɪst."