text_original: Presently they were joined by a straw, and the three began talking together. They were all going out in the world to seek their fortunes. "It is just a bit of luck that I can travel about in this way," said the bean. "If I had not been a stout active fellow I would have been boiled into soup by now.
text_transcription: PRESENTLY THEY WERE JOINED BY A STRAW AND THE THREE BEGAN TALKING TOGETHER THEY WERE ALL GOING OUT IN THE WORLD TO SEEK THEIR FORTUNES IT IS JUST A BIT OF LUCK THAT I CAN TRAVEL ABOUT IN THIS WAY SAID THE BEAN IF I HAD NOT BEEN A STOUT ACTIVE FELLOW I WOULD HAVE BEEN BOILED INTO SOUP BY NOW
phonemes: pɹˈɛzəntli ðeɪ wɜː dʒˈɔɪnd baɪ ɐ stɹˈɔː, ænd ðə θɹˈiː bɪɡˈæn tˈɔːkɪŋ təɡˈɛðɚ. ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔːl ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˈaʊt ɪnðə wˈɜːld tə sˈiːk ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz. "ɪɾ ɪz dʒˈʌst ɐ bˈɪt ʌv lˈʌk ðæt aɪ kæn tɹˈævəl ɐbˌaʊt ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ," sˈɛd ðə bˈiːn. "ɪf aɪ hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɐ stˈaʊt ˈæktɪv fˈɛloʊ aɪ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn bˈɔɪld ˌɪntʊ sˈuːp baɪ nˈaʊ.