text_original: "I did, indeed, pass on the road some standing wheat and an old man watching 248 THE MAGIC EGG it, and I asked the old man if he had seen a lad and a lass pass by that way, and he said, ' Yes, while this wheat was being sown,' but the wheat was quite ripe for the sickle, so I knew it was a long while ago and turned back."
text_transcription: I DID INDEED PASS ON THE ROAD SOME STANDING WHEAT AND AN OLD MAN WATCHING IT AND I ASKED THE OLD MAN IF HE HAD SEEN A LAD AND ALAS PASS BY THAT WAY AND HE SAID YES WHILE THIS WHEAT WAS BEING SOWN BUT THE WHEAT WAS QUITE RIPE FOR THE SICKLE SO I KNEW IT WAS A LONG WHILE AGO AND TURNED BACK
phonemes: "aɪ dˈɪd, ˌɪndˈiːd, pˈæs ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd sˌʌm stˈændɪŋ wˈiːt ænd ɐn ˈoʊld mˈæn wˈɑːtʃɪŋ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt ðə mˈædʒɪk ˈɛɡ ɪt, ænd aɪ ˈæskt ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn ɪf hiː hæd sˈiːn ɐ lˈæd ænd ɐ lˈæs pˈæs baɪ ðæt wˈeɪ, ænd hiː sˈɛd, jˈɛs, wˌaɪl ðɪs wˈiːt wʌz bˌiːɪŋ sˈoʊn,bˌʌt ðə wˈiːt wʌz kwˈaɪt ɹˈaɪp fɚðə sˈɪkəl, sˌoʊ aɪ nˈuː ɪt wʌzɐ lˈɔŋ wˌaɪl ɐɡˈoʊ ænd tˈɜːnd bˈæk."