text_original: "It is a very fine bamboo tree, master," said the head servant. "Yes, it is, indeed," declared the master, "but there are many other bamboo trees equally fine, whereas no one has ever seen a vine with such a wealth of lovely blossoms." So the labourers cut down the haughty bamboo tree, and left the willow and the flowering vine to be admired by many, many people.
text_transcription: IT IS A VERY FINE BAMBOO TREE MASTER SAID THE HEAD SERVANT YES IT IS INDEED DECLARED THE MASTER BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER BAMBOO TREES EQUALLY FINE WHEREAS NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN A VINE WITH SUCH A WEALTH OF LOVELY BLOSSOMS SO THE LABOURERS CUT DOWN THE HAUGHTY BAMBOO TREE AND LEFT THE WILLOW AND THE FLOWERING VINE TO BE ADMIRED BY MANY MANY PEOPLE
phonemes: "ɪɾ ɪz ɐ vˈɛɹi fˈaɪn bæmbˈuː tɹˈiː, mˈæstɚ," sˈɛd ðə hˈɛd sˈɜːvənt. "jˈɛs, ɪɾ ˈɪz, ˌɪndˈiːd," dᵻklˈɛɹd ðə mˈæstɚ, "bˌʌt ðɛɹˌɑːɹ mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ bæmbˈuː tɹˈiːz ˈiːkwəli fˈaɪn, wˈɛɹæz nˈoʊwˈʌn hɐz ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn ɐ vˈaɪn wɪð sˈʌtʃ ɐ wˈɛlθ ʌv lˈʌvli blˈɔsəmz." sˌoʊ ðə lˈeɪbɚɹɚz kˈʌt dˌaʊn ðə hˈɔːɾi bæmbˈuː tɹˈiː, ænd lˈɛft ðə wˈɪloʊ ænd ðə flˈaʊɚɹɪŋ vˈaɪn təbi ɐdmˈaɪɚd baɪ mˈɛni, mˈɛni pˈiːpəl.