Answer:
it contributes with the dog getting better.
Explanation:
In literature, the theme of a story essentially speaks to the heart or contributes to highlighting the primary elements of the story.
Santa Clause is usually associated with bringing gifts. With this basic understanding at the back of one's mind, the reader is forced to seek the connection between the injured Newfoundland dog and the poor Gobaly whose background had been laid out in the introductory paragraphs of the novel.
The resolution between the injury to the dog, the internal argument in Gobaly's mind of whether or not to return the dog, and the gift that Santa Clause gifts to Gobaly is found in the offer which the doctor makes to Gobaly for him to become his apprentice.
Hence, the dog and its injury become very instrumental in laying out the theme of the story as a strong element...almost as strong as the main character Gobaly himself.
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