text_original: A LEGEND OF THE WILLOW TREE (Japanese Legend Retold) Once upon a time a humble willow tree with gnarled and twisted branches grew near a tall and stately companion called the bamboo tree.
text_transcription: A LEGEND OF THE WILLOW TREE JAPANESE LEGEND RETOLD ONCE UPON A TIME A HUMBLE WILLOW TREE WITH GNARLED AND TWISTED BRANCHES GREW NEAR A TALL AND STATELY COMPANION CALLED THE BAMBOO TREE
phonemes: ɐ lˈɛdʒənd ʌvðə wˈɪloʊ tɹˈiː (dʒˌæpənˈiːz lˈɛdʒənd ɹᵻtˈoʊld) wˈʌns əpˌɑːn ɐ tˈaɪm ɐ hˈʌmbəl wˈɪloʊ tɹˈiː wɪð nˈɑːɹld ænd twˈɪstᵻd bɹˈæntʃᵻz ɡɹˈuː nˌɪɹ ɐ tˈɔːl ænd stˈeɪtli kəmpˈæniən kˈɔːld ðə bæmbˈuː tɹˈiː.