text_original: How the boys sailing about in their boats when the day chances to be very hot, are in the habit of plucking one of its large shining leaves out of the water, and spreading it over their crowns, to protect them from the fervid rays of the sun; and how the petiole of the leaf, being hollow inside, serves them as a tube for drinking out of.
text_transcription: HOW THE BOYS SAILING ABOUT IN THEIR BOATS WHEN THE DAY CHANCES TO BE VERY HOT ARE IN THE HABIT OF PLUCKING ONE OF ITS LARGE SHINING LEAVES OUT OF THE WATER AND SPREADING IT OVER THEIR CROWNS TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE FERVID RAYS OF THE SUN AND HOW THE PETTIOLE OF THE LEAF BEING HOLLOW IN SIGHT SERVES THEM AS A TUBE FOR DRINKING OUT OF
phonemes: hˌaʊ ðə bˈɔɪz sˈeɪlɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ɪn ðɛɹ bˈoʊts wɛn ðə dˈeɪ tʃˈænsᵻz təbi vˈɛɹi hˈɑːt, ɑːɹ ɪnðə hˈæbɪt ʌv plˈʌkɪŋ wˈʌn ʌv ɪts lˈɑːɹdʒ ʃˈaɪnɪŋ lˈiːvz ˌaʊɾəv ðə wˈɔːɾɚ, ænd spɹˈɛdɪŋ ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ kɹˈaʊnz, tə pɹətˈɛkt ðˌɛm fɹʌmðə fˈɜːvɪd ɹˈeɪz ʌvðə sˈʌn; ænd hˌaʊ ðə pˈɛɾɪˌoʊl ʌvðə lˈiːf, bˌiːɪŋ hˈɑːloʊ ɪnsˈaɪd, sˈɜːvz ðˌɛm æz ɐ tˈuːb fɔːɹ dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv.