On a crisp winter day... The country was adorned with a serene blanket of snow casting a hushed tranquility over the landscape A small puppy draped in a full black coat with a white underbelly and paws found itself covered in snow and fresh wounds Defiant growls echoed in the frosty air...

"Look at it.Useless dog" One of the children jeered as their breath forms crystalline clouds in the chill.

"Look at how it growls. We must teach him a lesson" Another chimed in and hurled stones.