Pals or Not?
Spike the cactus is lonely and wants to find a friend. He hops around the garden in his pot, asking different trees if they want to be pals. But the orange tree is grumpy, the banana tree is scared, and others just sigh at him. Even when one tree gives him a chance, something goes wrong. Why is it so hard for Spike to make friends? Will this prickly little cactus ever find someone who truly understands him?
Adapted from "The Lonely Prickly Pear" by Nghamula Justice Maluleke and Subi Bosa. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
