In the heart of a dark and tempestuous night, where the wind howled like a vengeful spirit, a lost lamb stumbled through the twisted woods. Its wool was matted with rain, and fear clung to its tender heart like a shadow.

Suddenly, from the shadows, emerged a sinister figure a wolf with eyes that glowed like embers. The lamb froze, its hooves sinking into the damp earth. The wolf circled, its breath hot and hungry.

"Why are you here alone, little one?" the wolf's voice was a whisper of danger. "Lost, perhaps?"

The lamb trembled but spoke the truth. "Yes," it said, "I lost my way."

The wolf's grin widened, revealing glistening fangs. "Ah, honesty," it purred. "But honesty without kindness is brutality."

The lamb's heart raced. It remembered its mother's words: "Kindness...