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I’m strong, sharp and poky. I can make you cry!”  \n”Eeeeeee! Spikes!” shrieked Spot.”Yes, aren’t I scary?” said Spike .”Not you! Look there .  \nS… S… Spikier… stronger… sharper… pokier… teeth… shark swimming this way!”  \n”Shark?” yelped Spike, looking out into thesea . Spot quickly pulled out her red gel tube.”Hee hee. Boring spots coming up,” sniggered Spot.  \n”Huh? Where’s the shark?” said Spike .  \nSpike picked up his cake to take another bite.”Eeeeeee! Spots!” he shrieked.”Yes, aren’t they boring? Probably just harmless, chickenpox spots,” said Spot.  \n”Boring! Harmless! What’s harmless about spots? Blech!” screamed Spike .”Spots are scary!”  \nBrought to you by  \nLet’s Read is a program of The Asia Foundation that supports early reading skills and habits to develop our next generation of critical thinkers and creative innovators in Asia and the Pacific.  \nTo read more books like this and get further information,  \nvisit: [letsreadasia.org](letsreadasia.org)  \nOriginal Story  \nSpot and Spike. Author: Natasha Sharma. Illustrator: Archana Sreenivasan.  \nPublished by Pratham Books, © Pratham Books. Released under CC-BY-4 .0.  \nThis work is a modified version of the original story. @ The Asia Foundation, 2021. Some rights reserved. Released under  \nCC-BY-4 .0.  \nFor full terms of use and attribution,  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)","cbCainJP9CpDwrrX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainJP9CpDwrrX","pdf",701206,"English","[{\"question\":\"What is the main conflict between Spot and Spike?\",\"answer\":\"Spike initially taunts Spot for being a boring circle and boasts about his own sharp and poky nature. Spot then turns the situation around by tricking Spike and using spots to scare him.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Spot scare Spike?\",\"answer\":\"Spot uses a red gel tube to create 'boring spots' on Spike. 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