Sometimes being strong is simply being kind....

 One of Aesop's Fables tells of the contest between the Wind and the Sun, as to which is the more powerful.

The Wind blew furiously to blow the traveller's cloak off, but the harder he blew, the tighter the traveller clutched his cloak round himself.   

Then the Sun began to shine. The traveller loosened his cloak. When the Sun beamed, the traveller took his cloak off, enjoying the warm weather.

 Two very different families feature in A Problem of Honour, the latest Montailhac family tale. One has ...