Some origami models are pure decoration, but the pakupaku crow is pure personality — a little paper crow whose beak opens and shuts so it looks like it is chatting away. The name says it all: pakupaku is the Japanese sound of something munching and chattering. This short, eight-step tutorial shapes that cheeky character from a single square, and the payoff is a bird you can actually make talk by pinching its sides. Great for kids, gifts, or just a smile on your desk. Let us fold one.

STEP 1

Fold it in half and make a crease.

STEP 2

Fold it at the position shown in the photo.

STEP 3

Turn it over.

STEP 4

Fold it at the position shown in the photo.

STEP 5

Fold it in half and make a crease.

STEP 6

Turn it over.

STEP 7

Open and fold as shown in the picture.

STEP 8

Open and fold as shown in the picture.

Completion!

The crisp crow is completed.