Festeron

1. I wouldn't PICK UP THE POODLE THEN KICK IT if I were you.
2. Since violence doesn't work, maybe bribery will.
3. You'll have to find something to bribe it with.
4. Have you been to every location you can visit without getting past the poodle?
5. Have you looked all around the cemetery?
6. Have you investigated the open grave in the Spooky Copse?
7. The gravedigger won't let you into the grave while he's watching.
8. Wait until the gravedigger goes away. Then GO INTO THE OPEN GRAVE. PICK UP THE OLD BONE. Bring it to the poodle and FEED THE BONE TO THE POODLE. Now you can GO NORTH into the village.