Kenny is a gifted reader and his teacher likes to show off his reading abilities to the other classes. When Kenny is asked to read in front of Byron's class, he is afraid that Byron will be angry with him. He is being used as an example to students like Byron and Buphead to show them that they can achieve great things with effort. As the younger brother, Kenny knows that Byron will be upset if Kenny outperforms him. He also knows that the other students will make fun of him for "being smart" and the only reason they don't tease him regularly is because of the protection granted by being Byron's sibling.

However, Kenny is surprised when he sees Byron at lunch after the reading demonstration. Instead of being angry with Kenny, Byron is actually proud of him. He doesn't allow the other kids to make fun of Kenny and even tells him the teachers should be paying him for the pleasure of showing him off.