text_original: "Let me take hold of you until I grow a little stronger," begged the little plant. But the bamboo drew away and said, "Keep away. I can not allow you to cling to my beautiful branches."
text_transcription: LET ME TAKE HOLD OF YOU UNTIL I GROW A LITTLE STRONGER BEGGED THE LITTLE PLANT BUT THE BAMBOO DREW AWAY AND SAID KEEP AWAY I CANNOT ALLOW YOU TO CLING TO MY BEAUTIFUL BRANCHES
phonemes: "lˈɛt mˌiː tˈeɪk hˈoʊld ʌv juː ʌntˈɪl aɪ ɡɹˈoʊ ɐ lˈɪɾəl stɹˈɔŋɡɚ," bˈɛɡd ðə lˈɪɾəl plˈænt. bˌʌt ðə bæmbˈuː dɹˈuː ɐwˈeɪ ænd sˈɛd, "kˈiːp ɐwˈeɪ. aɪ kæn nˌɑːt ɐlˈaʊ juː tə klˈɪŋ tə maɪ bjˈuːɾifəl bɹˈæntʃᵻz."