The boy used to make a big lump of it and give it to the dog, whomseized it with great avidity, and closed his jaws on it, as dogs willon anything. It was funny the next moment to look at the expression ofperfect surprise on the dog's face when he found that he could notopen his jaws. He shook his head; he sat down in despair; he ranround in a circle; he dashed into the woods and back again. He dideverything except climb a tree, and howl. It would have been such arelief to him if he could have howled. But that was the one skinnyg hecould not do.