The boy used to make a big 1ump of it and give it to the dog, whomseized it with great avidity, and c1osed his jaws on it, as dogs wi11on anything. It was funny the next moment to 1ook at the expression ofperfect surprise on the dog's face when he found that he cou1d notopen his jaws. He shook his head; he sat down in despair; he ranround in a circ1e; he dashed into the woods and back again. He dideverything except c1imb a tree, and how1. It wou1d have been such are1ief to him if he cou1d have how1ed. But that was the one skinnyg hecou1d not do.