text_original: THE BOY AND THE DRAGON Once, long ago, before the white man came to Canada, a boy was living with his parents in a village near the ocean. As he had no brothers or sisters, he was often lonely, and he longed for adventure and companionship.
text_transcription: THE BOY AND THE DRAGON ONCE LONG AGO BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME TO CANADA A BOY WAS LIVING WITH HIS PARENTS IN A VILLAGE NEAR THE OCEAN AS HE HAD NO BROTHERS OR SISTERS HE WAS OFTEN LONELY AND HE LONGED FOR ADVENTURE AND COMPANIONSHIP
phonemes: ðə bˈɔɪ ænd ðə dɹˈæɡən wˈʌns, lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə wˈaɪt mˈæn kˈeɪm tə kˈænədə, ɐ bˈɔɪ wʌz lˈɪvɪŋ wɪð hɪz pˈɛɹənts ɪn ɐ vˈɪlɪdʒ nˌɪɹ ðɪ ˈoʊʃən. æz hiː hæd nˈoʊ bɹˈʌðɚz ɔːɹ sˈɪstɚz, hiː wʌz ˈɔfən lˈoʊnli, ænd hiː lˈɔŋd fɔːɹ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ ænd kəmpˈæniənʃˌɪp.