Crane Model Step 9

All the folds are complete.

All of your folding is complete, and you have a flat paper
crane.
 

Hold the crane by the chest with one hand, and pull on the tail with the other hand.

Shape the wings down, and curl them a little bit. Hold the crane
by the chest with one hand, and by the end of the tail with the
other hand.
 

You may need to curl the wings a bit, but they will flap.

Pull in opposite directions, and the wings will flap.
 

It took me years to discover, if you tug on opposite corners, the center of the model expands into the body.

It took me years to discover how to finish the crane.  Finally, I discovered how to inflate the body of the crane.  Tug on the opposite corners of the body, both of them alternately.  The center will flatten, and the body will fill out.  Now the crane model can stand, and the wings will stay out.

I find that this is a popular toy for entertaining children.
Sometimes handy for distracting a cranky child on an airplane.
Happy Flying.