text_original: Sir Porker reasoned with sufficient skill; But all was useless: he was fit to kill. Fear nor complaint could change his destiny: He who looks forward least will wisest be. FABLE CLVI. THE RAT AND THE ELEPHANT. In France there's many a man of small degree Fond of asserting his own mightiness: A "nobody" turns "somebody."
text_transcription: SIR PORKER REASONED WITH SUFFICIENT SKILL BUT ALL WAS USELESS HE WAS FIT TO KILL FEAR NOR COMPLAINT COULD CHANGE HIS DESTINY HE WHO LOOKS FORWARD LEAST WILL WISEST BE FABLE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THE RAT AND THE ELEPHANT IN FRANCE THERE'S MANY A MAN OF SMALL DEGREE FOND OF ASSERTING HIS OWN MIGHTINESS ERE NOBODY TURNS SOMEBODY
phonemes: sˌɜː pˈɔːɹkɚ ɹˈiːzənd wɪð səfˈɪʃənt skˈɪl; bˌʌt ˈɔːl wʌz jˈuːsləs: hiː wʌz fˈɪt tə kˈɪl. fˈɪɹ nˈɔːɹ kəmplˈeɪnt kʊd tʃˈeɪndʒ hɪz dˈɛstɪni: hiː hˌuː lˈʊks fˈɔːɹwɚd lˈiːst wɪl wˈaɪsɪst bˈiː. fˈeɪbəl sˌiːˌɛlvˌiːˈaɪ. ðə ɹˈæt ænd ðɪ ˈɛlɪfənt. ɪn fɹˈæns ðɛɹz mˈɛni ɐ mˈæn ʌv smˈɔːl dᵻɡɹˈiː fˈɑːnd ʌv ɐsˈɜːɾɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn mˈaɪtinəs: ˈeɪ "nˈoʊbɑːdi" tˈɜːnz "sˈʌmbɑːdi."