title: From the Gathering: The Wisdom of Little Crow
author:  Little Crow 
description: D5 Paperback 1993 159p. 7.00x5.00x0.60 A Wonderful and Handy Reference of Quotes and Wisdom Coming from the Mouth of First Nations Native American Little Crow.
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  THE WATCHFUL CROW
  
  
  Sam Hooker
  
  
  Crime was easy. Teaching crows about pockets was the hard part.
  
  
  Orville had been out of the game for decades. He was older than he looked, and
  he didn’t look young.
  
  
  There was a clamor of black feathers at his shoulder followed by a clink. A
  quarter.
  
  
  “Not bad,” said Orville. He offered up a whole peanut in its shell. The bird
  snatched it with haste, flying away before the old man had a chance to change
  his mind. Not that he ever had. Orville paid his murder well, especially top
  earners like Mister Gleam. Coins were elusive to crows, always at the bottoms
  of pockets and purses, under keys and pocketknives. It was a rare crow like
  Mister Gleam who knew how to think like a kingfisher. Dart in fast and deep,
  get away with the shiny fish before it even knew it had a reason to be afraid.
  So quick the wa