asked the Snow-man . He had a feeling that such a being must be a lady . ` How could you leave such a place ? ' ' I had to ! ' said the yard-dog . ` They turned me out of doors , and chained me up here . I had bitten the youngest boy in the leg , because he took away the bone I was gnawing ; a bone for a bone , I thought ! But they were very angry , and from that time I have been chained here , and I have lost my voice . Do n't you hear how hoarse I am ? Bow-wow ! I ca n't speak like other dogs . Bow-wow ! That was the end of happiness ! ' The Snow-man , however , was not listening to him any more ; he was looking into the room where the housekeeper lived , where the stove stood on its four iron legs , and seemed to be just the same size as the Snow-man . ` How something is cracking inside me ! ' he said . ` Shall I never be able to get in there ? It is certainly a very innocent wish , and our innocent wishes ought to be fulfilled . I must get there , and lean against the stove , if I have to break the window first ! ' ` You will never get inside there ! '
said the yard-dog ; ` and if you were XXXXX reach the stove you would disappear .
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