 Tom thinks that perhaps he has created too cozy a world for Eddie, one where Tom has no one to give to but Eddie, and visa versa. Norman suggests exposing Eddie to one of the children in his homeless native Indian story, so Tom brings home Bobby Brownbear, an Apache Indian, for a visit before Bobby is permanently placed. Although Bobby breaks Eddie s new model airplane, Eddie does like Bobby, but quickly gets jealous of him when he seems to be taking Tom s attention, attention that used to be solely reserved for Eddie. Eddie needs to talk to someone about his feelings, and he turns to Norman, who assures him that his father still loves him. Tom in turn apologizes to Eddie for making Bobby out to be a "sacred cow" - someone who Eddie feels like he cannot say anything bad about - and assures Eddie that he can treat Bobby like any other of his friends, who he sometimes does get mad at. Eddie realizes that he will always have the love of his father, and as such, he can appreciate the friendship of Bobby, and the friendship between Tom and Bobby. He demonstrates this friendship by giving one of his favorite possessions, one that Bobby admired, to Bobby as a farewell gift.