ɪnðə fˈoːɹθ jˈɪɹ, hiː hˈɜːd ɐn ˈoʊld mˈæn lɐmˈɛntɪŋ ænd pɚswˈeɪdᵻd hˌɪm tə tˈɛl hɪz tˈeɪl: ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæn hæd lˈɔst ˈɔːl hɪz mˈʌni, dɪdnˌɑːt nˈoʊ hˌaʊ tə pɹəvˈaɪd fɔːɹ hɪz dˈɔːɾɚz ænd kʊd nˌɑːt pˈeɪ ðɪ ˈɪŋkiːpɚ, sˌoʊ hiː wʊd biː sˈɛnt tə dʒˈeɪl.
In the fourth year, he heard an old man lamenting and persuaded him to tell his tale: the old man had lost all his money, did not know how to provide for his daughters and could not pay the innkeeper, so he would be sent to jail.