First step to getting a familiar
He wasn't thanking her for the pastry, he was hoping it was shiny enough to get more.
"You, you. Give me, warm. Give me, soft."
Awesome!
Now teach him to find money...
Didn't the University of Washington Seattle do a bunch of intelligence training and test of the local crows? I wonder how much of that got taught and passed on to subsequent generations. Might be looking at a Crow Secret of NIMH situation here. :-)