sˈuːn ðə stˈoːɹiz bɪɡˈæn tə sˈɛntɚ nˌɑːt ɚɹˈaʊnd sˈæmjʊɹɹˌaɪ ænd nˈoʊbəlz, bˌʌt ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈaʊnsfoʊk, θˈiːvz, ænd vˌɪdʒᵻlˈæntiz; ðə stˈoːɹitˌɛlɚz ɐdˈæptᵻd tə ðɛɹ ˈoʊn tˈeɪsts, ðɛɹ ˈoʊn nˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd ðæt ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɔːdiəns, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli tˈaʊnsfoʊk ænd nˌɑːt noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi.
Soon the stories began to center not around samurai and nobles, but around townsfolk, thieves, and vigilantes; the storytellers adapted to their own tastes, their own knowledge, and that of their audience, which was increasingly townsfolk and not nobility.