text_original: [Illustration] [Illustration: The Six Companions] THE SIX COMPANIONS A certain man named John had been a faithful soldier, and had served the King all through the war, and had been wounded, too; but when the war came to an end and he was discharged he only received three pieces of silver as payment. "That is a mean way to treat a fellow," said John.
text_transcription: CITY WEST ARIZONA MOTHER'S NURSERY TALES BY KATHERINE PYE THE SIX COMPANIONS A CERTAIN MAN NAMED JOHN HAD BEEN A FAITHFUL SOLDIER AND HAD SERVED THE KING ALL THROUGH THE WAR AND HAD BEEN WOUNDED TOO BUT WHEN THE WAR CAME TO AN END AND HE WAS DISCHARGED HE ONLY RECEIVED THREE PIECES OF SILVER AS PAYMENT THAT IS A MEAN WAY TO TREAT A FELLOW SAID JOHN
phonemes: [ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən] [ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən: ðə sˈɪks kəmpˈæniənz] ðɪ ˌɛsˌaɪˈɛks kəmpˈæniənz ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ mˈæn nˈeɪmd dʒˈɑːn hɐdbɪn ɐ fˈeɪθfəl sˈoʊldʒɚ, ænd hæd sˈɜːvd ðə kˈɪŋ ˈɔːl θɹuː ðə wˈɔːɹ, ænd hɐdbɪn wˈuːndᵻd, tˈuː; bˌʌt wɛn ðə wˈɔːɹ kˈeɪm tʊ ɐn ˈɛnd ænd hiː wʌz dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒd hiː ˈoʊnli ɹᵻsˈiːvd θɹˈiː pˈiːsᵻz ʌv sˈɪlvɚɹ æz pˈeɪmənt. "ðæt ɪz ɐ mˈiːn wˈeɪ tə tɹˈiːt ɐ fˈɛloʊ," sˈɛd dʒˈɑːn.