text_original: " Really, brother ? " " Yes ; aud the creature must have been dead, for it made no attempt to defend itself." 312 HANS OF ICELAND. "But," sagely inquired the fisherman, "if it were dead, how did it stay on the bear's back ? " " That 's more than I can say. Never mind ; it shall be the bear's last meal. As 1 entered the village I engaged six strong companions, and to morrow, sister Maase, I will bring you the handsomest white fur that ever ran over mountain snow."
text_transcription: REALLY BROTHER YES AND THE CREATURE MUST HAVE BEEN DEAD FOR IT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DEFEND ITSELF BUT SAGELY INQUIRED THE FISHERMAN IF IT WERE DEAD HOW DID IT STAY ON THE BEAR'S BACK THAT'S MORE THAN I CAN SAY NEVER MIND IT SHALL BE THE BEAR'S LAST MEAL AS I ENTERED THE VILLAGE I ENGAGED SIX STRONG COMPANIONS AND TO MORROW SISTER MAZA I WILL BRING YOU THE HANDSOMEST WHITE FUR THAT EVER RAN OVER MOUNTAIN SNOW
phonemes: " ɹˈiəli, bɹˈʌðɚ ? " " jˈɛs ; ˈɔːd ðə kɹˈiːtʃɚ mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn dˈɛd, fɔːɹ ɪt mˌeɪd nˈoʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tə dᵻfˈɛnd ɪtsˈɛlf." θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. "bˌʌt," sˈeɪdʒli ɪŋkwˈaɪɚd ðə fˈɪʃɚmən, "ɪf ɪt wɜː dˈɛd, hˌaʊ dˈɪd ɪt stˈeɪ ɔnðə bˈɛɹz bˈæk ? " " ðæt ˈɛs mˈɔːɹ ðɐn aɪ kæn sˈeɪ. nˈɛvɚ mˈaɪnd ; ɪt ʃˌæl biː ðə bˈɛɹz lˈæst mˈiːl. æz wˈʌn ˈɛntɚd ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ aɪ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd sˈɪks stɹˈɔŋ kəmpˈæniənz, ænd tə mˈɑːɹoʊ, sˈɪstɚ mˈɑːs, aɪ wɪl bɹˈɪŋ juː ðə hˈændsoʊmˌɪst wˈaɪt fˈɜː ðæt ˈɛvɚ ɹˈæn ˌoʊvɚ mˈaʊntɪn snˈoʊ."