ɐ pˈʊɹ kˈʌpəl hæd ɐ sˈʌn nˈeɪmd hˈævɚ hˌuː wʌz lˈaɪk ðɪ ˈæʃ lˈæd,  ɡˈʊd fɔːɹ nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt tə sˈɪt ɐbˌaʊt ɡɹˈoʊpɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈæʃᵻz.
A poor couple had a son named Halvor who was like the Ash Lad (),  good for nothing but to sit about groping in the ashes.