, tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd lˈɪɾɚɹəli ˌɪntʊ "tˈʌŋkˈʌt spˈæɹoʊ", ɪz ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈeɪbəl tˈɛlɪŋ əvə kˈaɪnd ˈoʊld mˈæn, hɪz ˌævɚɹˈɪʃəs wˈaɪf ænd ɐn ˈɪndʒɚd spˈæɹoʊ.
, translated literally into "Tongue-Cut Sparrow", is a traditional Japanese fable telling of a kind old man, his avaricious wife and an injured sparrow.