text_original: Herbert caught sight of this turtle as it was crawling among the rocks to reach the sea. "Help, Neb, help!" he cried. Neb ran up. "What a fine animal!" said Neb; "but how are we to catch it?" "Nothing is easier, Neb," replied Herbert. "We have only to turn the turtle on its back, and it cannot possibly get away. Take your spear and do as I do." The reptile, aware of danger, had retired between its carapace and plastron. They no longer saw its head or feet, and it was motionless as a rock.
text_transcription: HERBERT CAUGHT SIGHT OF THIS TURTLE AS IT WAS CRAWLING AMONG THE ROCKS TO REACH THE SEA HELP NED HELP HE CRIED NED RAN UP WHAT A FINE ANIMAL SAID NEBRAS BUT HOW ARE WE TO CATCH IT NOTHING IS EASIER NEBRAS REPLIED HERBERT WE ONLY HAVE TO TURN THE TURTLE ON ITS BACK AND IT CANNOT POSSIBLY GET AWAY TAKE YOUR SPEAR AND DO AS I DO THE REPTILE AWARE OF THE DANGER HAD RETIRED BETWEEN ITS CARAPACE AND PLASTRON THEY NO LONGER SAW ITS HEAD OR FEET AND IT WAS MOTIONLESS AS A ROCK
phonemes: hˈɜːbɚt kˈɔːt sˈaɪt ʌv ðɪs tˈɜːɾəl æz ɪt wʌz kɹˈɔːlɪŋ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɹˈɑːks tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə sˈiː. "hˈɛlp, nˈɛb, hˈɛlp!" hiː kɹˈaɪd. nˈɛb ɹˈæn ˈʌp. "wˌʌt ɐ fˈaɪn ˈænɪməl!" sˈɛd nˈɛb; "bˌʌt hˌaʊ ɑːɹ wiː tə kˈætʃ ɪt?" "nˈʌθɪŋ ɪz ˈiːziɚ, nˈɛb," ɹᵻplˈaɪd hˈɜːbɚt. "wiː hæv ˈoʊnli tə tˈɜːn ðə tˈɜːɾəl ˌɔn ɪts bˈæk, ænd ɪt kænˈɑːt pˈɑːsᵻbli ɡɛt ɐwˈeɪ. tˈeɪk jʊɹ spˈɪɹ ænd dˈuː æz aɪ dˈuː." ðə ɹˈɛptaɪl, ɐwˈɛɹ ʌv dˈeɪndʒɚ, hæd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd bᵻtwˌiːn ɪts kˈæɹɐpˌeɪs ænd plˈæstɹɑːn. ðeɪ nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ sˈɔː ɪts hˈɛd ɔːɹ fˈiːt, ænd ɪt wʌz mˈoʊʃənləs æz ɐ ɹˈɑːk.