9. Wonderful Toys

Wonderful toys

/ˈwʌndəfʊl/ /tɔɪz/

William saw that the door of the van was open.

/ˈwɪljəm/ /sɔː/ /ðat/ /ðə/ /dɔː/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /van/ /wəz/ /ˈəʊp(ə)n/

‘Who opened the door?’ he asked himself

‘/huː/ /ˈəʊp(ə)nd/ /ðə/ /dɔː/’ /hiː/ /ɑːskt/ /hɪmˈsɛlf/

Then he saw the spacemen standing up in the back of the van.

/ðɛn/ /hiː/ /sɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈspeɪsmen/ /ˈstandɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /bak/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /van/

‘How did these dolls get out of their boxes?’ he said.

‘/haʊ/ /dɪd/ /ðiːz/ /dɒlz/ /ɡɛt/ /aʊt/ /ɒv/ /ðɛː/ /bɒksɪz/’ /hiː/ /sɛd/   

‘Something strange is going on here.’

‘/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /streɪn(d)ʒ/ /ɪz/ /ˈɡəʊɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /hɪə/’

He pushed the two spacemen into the box and shut it hard.

/hiː/ /pʊʃt/ /ðə/ /tuː/ /ˈspeɪsmen/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /ðə/ /bɒks/  /ənd/ /ʃʌt/ /ɪt/ /hɑːd/

Just then, he saw the flying saucer on the ground near the van.

/dʒʌst/ /ðɛn/, /hiː/ /sɔː/ /ðə/ /ˈflʌɪɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːsə/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ɡraʊnd/ /nɪə/ /ðə/ /van/

‘Someone has taken a toy out of the van!’ he said in surprise.

‘/ˈsʌmwʌn/ haz/ /teɪkn/ /ə/ /tɔɪ/ /aʊt/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /van/’ /hiː/ /sɛd/ /ɪn/ /səˈprʌɪz/

‘This is very strange.’

‘/ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /ˈvɛri/ /streɪn(d)ʒ/’

He picked up the flying saucer and put it in the back of the van too.

/hiː/ /pɪkt/ /ʌp/ /ðə/ /ˈflʌɪɪŋ/ /ˈsɔːsə/ /ənd/ /pʊt/ /ɪt/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /bak/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /van/ /tuː/

By this time, the two spacemen had climbed out of the box.

/bʌɪ/ /ðɪs/ /tʌɪm/, /ðə/ /tuː/ /ˈspeɪsmen/ /had/ /klʌɪmd/ /aʊt/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /bɒks/

‘These two dolls are out of the box again,’ William said and picked them up.

‘/ðiːz/ /tuː/ /dɒlz/ /ɑː/ /aʊt/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /bɒks/ /əˈɡɛn/’ /ˈwɪljəm/ /sɛd/  /ənd/ /pɪkt/ /ðɛm/ /ʌp/

The two spacemen fought and shouted.

/ðə/ /tuː/ /ˈspeɪsmen/ /fɔːt/ /ənd/ /ʃaʊtɪd/

‘What wonderful toys,’ said William.

‘/wɒt/ /ˈwʌndəfʊl/ /tɔɪz/’ /sɛd/ /ˈwɪljəm/

‘They can walk about and they can make noises. They must work by electricity.’

‘/ðeɪ/ /kan/ /wɔːk/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ənd/ /ðeɪ/ /kan/ /meɪk/ /nɔɪzɪz/. /ðeɪ/ /mʌst/ /wəːk/ /bʌɪ/ /ˌɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/

So he tried to switch off the electricity.

/səʊ/ /hiː/ /trʌɪd/ /tə/ /swɪtʃ/ /ɒf/ /ði:/ /ˌɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/

He twisted their noses and pushed their stomachs and pulled their arms.

/hiː/ /ˈtwɪstɪd/ /ðɛː/ /nəʊzɪz/ /ənd/ /pʊʃt/ /ðɛː/ /ˈstʌməks/ /ənd/ /pʊld/ /ðɛː/ /ɑːmz/

But they just kept on calling out and fighting.

/bʌt/ /ðeɪ/ /dʒʌst/ /kɛpt/ /ɒn/ /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ /aʊt/ /ənd/ /ˈfʌɪtɪŋ/

William did not want to waste any more time.

/ˈwɪljəm/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /wɒnt/ /tə/ /weɪst/ /ˈɛni/ /mɔː/ /tʌɪm/

He pushed the spacemen back into the box and shut it again.

/hiː/ /pʊʃt/ /ðə/ /ˈspeɪsmen/ /bak/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /ðə/ /bɒks/ /ənd/ /ʃʌt/ /ɪt/ /əˈɡɛn/

Then he shut the door of the van.

/ðɛn/ /hiː/ /ʃʌt/ /ðə/ /dɔː/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /van/

He poured petrol into the tank, started the motor, and drove away.

/hiː/ /pɔːd/ /ˈpɛtr(ə)l/ /ˈɪntʊ/ /ðə/ /taŋk/, /stɑːtɪd/ /ðə/ /ˈməʊtə/, /ənd/ /drəʊv/ /əˈweɪ/