text_original: What amazed me, was that he carried his prey on his back, and not in his teeth." " 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
text_transcription: WHAT AMAZED ME WAS THAT HE CARRIED HIS PREY ON HIS BACK AND NOT IN HIS TEETH 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
phonemes: wˌʌt ɐmˈeɪzd mˌiː, wʌz ðæt hiː kˈæɹid hɪz pɹˈeɪ ˌɔn hɪz bˈæk, ænd nˌɑːt ɪn hɪz tˈiːθ." " 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