▁for ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁birds ▁the ▁same , ▁regardless ▁of ▁color , ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁promises ▁to ▁never ▁use ▁rac ist ▁comments ▁again . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁A ▁couple ▁of ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁m all ard ▁eggs ▁in ▁the ▁at rium ▁begin ▁to ▁h atch . ▁The ▁du cks ▁need ▁to ▁live ▁near ▁the ▁p ond , ▁so ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁plan ▁and ▁start ▁to ▁l ure ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁river . ▁After ▁the ▁du cks ▁ ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁water ▁safely , ▁Eug ene ▁he ars ▁his ▁name . ▁His ▁grand pa ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁du cks ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁safety . ▁Eug ene ▁asks ▁his ▁grand pa ▁if ▁he ▁can ▁live ▁with ▁him ▁again , ▁to ▁which ▁grand pa ▁rep lies , ▁“ We ’ ll ▁see , ▁son . ▁ ▁We ’ ll ▁sure ▁see .” ▁ ▁Char acters <0x09> ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁– ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁is ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁elementary ▁school . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁really ▁adm ire ▁him , ▁except ▁for ▁Eug ene . ▁He ▁teach es ▁Eug ene ▁about ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁birds ▁and ▁teach es ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁terror ize ▁the ▁other ▁students ▁and ▁use ▁ra cial ▁comments . ▁ ▁Eug ene ▁“ Me an ▁Gene ” ▁E ster house ▁– ▁Eug ene ▁terror izes ▁his ▁pe ers ▁on ▁the ▁play ground . ▁He ▁gets ▁in ▁f ights ▁and ▁calls ▁the ▁other ▁students ▁mean ▁or ▁ra cial ▁names . ▁He