Why Cactus Spines Smile — Behind the plant-shop shelf, when the watering can went drip-drip, Nico tucked a bent tin button under his root. Read the full story →
Behind the plant-shop shelf, when the watering can went drip-drip, Nico tucked a bent tin button under his root. He wanted to ring the tiny bell for the morning sun, but the bell rope hung in the open aisle, where everyone could hear.
The button had come from his first pot, so he squeezed it tight and shuffled closer. His sides prickled with little cold zips. “Just one ding,” whispered Fern, rustling like paper. Nico reached out, bumped the rope, and ding! His prickles popped into small smiling shapes all over him. Ever since, friendly cactus spines keep that brave little curve. Can you spot the ones that still look like Nico’s secret button?
