ations . ▁ ▁SUM MA RY : ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁and ▁is ▁adm ired ▁by ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁students , ▁except ▁one . ▁Eug ene ▁“ Me an ▁ ▁Gene ” ▁E ster house ▁terror izes ▁other ▁students ▁on ▁the ▁play ground ▁and ▁says ▁off ensive ▁remarks . ▁He ▁then ▁inv ites ▁Eug ene ▁into ▁his ▁office ▁and ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁different ▁types ▁of ▁birds . ▁Eug ene ▁tells ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁that ▁his ▁grand pa ▁taught ▁him ▁a ▁lot ▁about ▁birds ▁when ▁he ▁lived ▁on ▁his ▁grand pa ’ s ▁farm . ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁dec ides ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁bird ▁at rium ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁help ▁Eug ene ▁change ▁his ▁behavior . ▁The ▁at rium ▁attract s ▁all ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁birds , ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁is ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁all ▁of ▁them . ▁Eug ene ▁took ▁the ▁bird ▁book ▁with ▁him ▁everywhere ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁nic er ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁students . ▁▁ ▁A ▁couple ▁of ▁days ▁later , ▁a ▁teacher ▁reports ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁that ▁Eug ene ▁had ▁made ▁ra cial ▁comments ▁to ▁two ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁l unch ▁line . ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁calls ▁Eug ene ▁into ▁his ▁office , ▁where ▁he ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Eug ene ’ s ▁d ad ▁was ▁mad ▁that ▁Eug ene ▁had ▁been ▁sp ending ▁so ▁much ▁time ▁with ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁because ▁he ’ s ▁African ▁American . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁shows ▁Eug ene ▁that ▁he ▁car es