Lesson42 Not very musical
As we had had along walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at a square tohave a rest. After a time, we noticed a snake-charmer with two largebasketsat the other sideof the square, so we went to have a look at him. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe whichwas covered with coins and opened one of the baskets. When hebeganto play a tune, wehad our firstglimpseof the snake. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements ofthe pipe. We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began toplay jazz and modern pop songs. The snake, however, continued to 'dance'slowly. Itobviouslycould not tell the difference betweenIndian music and jazz!
æz wiː hæd hæd ə lɒŋ wɔːk θruː wʌn ɒv ðə ˈmɑːkɪts ɒv əʊld ˈdɛli, wiː stɒpt æt ə skweə tuː hæv ə rɛst. ˈɑːftər ə taɪm, wiː ˈnəʊtɪstə ˈsneɪkˌʧɑːmə wɪð tuː lɑːʤ ˈbɑːskɪts æt ði ˈʌðə saɪd ɒv ðə skweə, səʊ wiː wɛnt tuː hæv ə lʊk æt hɪm. æz suːn æz hiː sɔː ʌs, hiːpɪkt ʌp ə lɒŋ paɪp wɪʧ wɒz ˈkʌvəd wɪð kɔɪnz ænd ˈəʊpənd wʌn ɒv ðə ˈbɑːskɪts. wɛn hiː bɪˈgæn tuː pleɪ ə tjuːn, wiː hæd ˈaʊəfɜːst glɪmps ɒv ðə sneɪk. ɪt rəʊz aʊt ɒv ðə ˈbɑːskɪt ænd bɪˈgæn tuː ˈfɒləʊ ðə ˈmuːvmənts ɒv ðə paɪp. wiː wɜː ˈvɛri mʌʧ səˈpraɪzdwɛn ðə sneɪk ˈʧɑːmə ˈsʌdnli bɪˈgæn tuː pleɪ ʤæz ænd ˈmɒdən pɒp sɒŋz. ðə sneɪk, haʊˈɛvə, kənˈtɪnju(ː)d tuː dɑːns ˈsləʊli. ɪtˈɒbvɪəsli kʊd nɒt tɛl ðə ˈdɪfrəns bɪˈtwiːn ˈɪndiən ˈmjuːzɪk ænd ʤæz!
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