Answer:
They love digging paths in the snow.
Explanation:
John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl" is a narrative poem that contains a series of stories from a family's snowstorm encounters. The narrative deals with the themes of how nature is all-powerful, the passage of time, and the depiction of rural life in America.
In stanza 5 of the poem, the narrator/ speaker reveals how their father ordered "Boys, a path!" This was an exciting work for them, which the narrator mentioned in parenthesis "(for when did farmer boy / Count such a summons less than joy?)" This shows how it is a great joy for them to be asked to clear the snow and make a path, which they seem to love and take as something exciting and not as a burden. For them, the activity is a chance to enjoy and play in the snow, making "A tunnel walled and overlaid / With dazzling crystal".
Thus, the correct answer is the first option.
