text_original: He saw before him two creatures whose forms, however uncouth, were associated with the scenes of his earliest childhood; and he could not help a passing fancy, that the pair, that had thus unexpectedly made their appearance, might be the same old cock and hen he had so often seen roosted on the branches of a huge banyan tree, that overshadowed the bungalow in which he was born.
text_transcription: HE SAW BEFORE HIM TWO CREATURES WHOSE FORMS HOWEVER UNCOTH WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCENES OF HIS EARLIEST CHILDHOOD AND WHO COULD NOT HELP A PASSING FANCY THAT THE PAIR THAT HAD THUS UNEXPECTEDLY MET THEIR APPEARANCE MIGHT BE THE SAME OLD COCK AND HEN HE HAD SO OFTEN SEEN ROOSTED ON THE BRANCHES OF A HUGE BUNYAN TREE THAT OVERSHADOWED THE BUNGALOW IN WHICH HE WAS BORN
phonemes: hiː sˈɔː bᵻfˌɔːɹ hˌɪm tˈuː kɹˈiːtʃɚz hˌuːz fˈɔːɹmz, haʊˈɛvɚɹ ʌŋkˈuːθ, wɜːɹ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə sˈiːnz ʌv hɪz ˈɜːlɪɪst tʃˈaɪldhʊd; ænd hiː kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp ɐ pˈæsɪŋ fˈænsi, ðætðə pˈɛɹ, ðæt hæd ðˈʌs ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻdli mˌeɪd ðɛɹ ɐpˈɪɹəns, mˌaɪt biː ðə sˈeɪm ˈoʊld kˈɑːk ænd hˈɛn hiː hæd sˌoʊ ˈɔfən sˈiːn ɹˈuːstᵻd ɔnðə bɹˈæntʃᵻz əvə hjˈuːdʒ bˈænjən tɹˈiː, ðæt ˌoʊvɚʃˈædoʊd ðə bˈʌŋɡɐlˌoʊ ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn.