Our little mafioso

At church during collection. As is our custom, we handed some coins to Dominic and to Pia to drop into the collection bag. 

When the collector passed by, Dominic went through the routine: with his fist closed, he lowers his hand into the bag, drops the coins, then pulls out his hand.

There didn't seem to be the usual plinking of the coins, but we didn't give much thought about it.

Toward the latter part of the Mass, we saw Dominic playing with coins. Coins which looked suspiciously like those he was supposed to have dropped.

Sticky fingers.

Admonishment came swiftly.

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