text_original: I can't say that I exactly cultivate mice, in an ordinary way, but—here was a fellow creature in distress, such a little one too; I couldn't have refused its appeal. I quickly put the box over it again, and clearing a space by the hole it had used as a door, I put down some bird seed—I always carry something in my coat pocket for the birds—and I went away. Ten minutes later, every bit was gone.
text_transcription: I CAN'T SAY THAT I EXACTLY CULTIVATE MICE IN AN ORDINARY WAY BUT HERE WAS A FELLOW CREATURE IN DISTRESS SUCH A LITTLE ONE TOO I COULDN'T HAVE REFUSED ITS APPEAL I QUICKLY PUT THE BOX OVER IT AGAIN AND CLEARING A SPACE BY THE HOLE IT HAD USED AS A DOOR I PUT DOWN SOME BIRD SEED I ALWAYS CARRY SOMETHING IN MY COAT POCKET FOR THE BIRDS AND I WENT AWAY TEN MINUTES LATER EVERY BIT WAS GONE
phonemes: aɪ kˈænt sˈeɪ ðæt aɪ ɛɡzˈæktli kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪt mˈaɪs, ɪn ɐn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi wˈeɪ, bˌʌt—hˈɪɹ wʌzɐ fˈɛloʊ kɹˈiːtʃɚɹ ɪn dɪstɹˈɛs, sˈʌtʃ ɐ lˈɪɾəl wˈʌn tˈuː; aɪ kˌʊdəntəv ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ɪts ɐpˈiːl. aɪ kwˈɪkli pˌʊt ðə bˈɑːks ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪɾ ɐɡˈɛn, ænd klˈɪɹɪŋ ɐ spˈeɪs baɪ ðə hˈoʊl ɪt hæd jˈuːzd æz ɐ dˈɔːɹ, aɪ pˌʊt dˌaʊn sˌʌm bˈɜːd sˈiːd—aɪ ˈɔːlweɪz kˈæɹi sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪn maɪ kˈoʊt pˈɑːkɪt fɚðə bˈɜːdz—ænd aɪ wɛnt ɐwˈeɪ. tˈɛn mˈɪnɪts lˈeɪɾɚ, ˈɛvɹi bˈɪt wʌz ɡˈɔn.