Sadako Sasaki was a survivor
of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima who developed leukemia at twelve years old.
“Lying in her hospital bed,
Sasaki began making origami cranes to fulfill a Japanese legend that a person’s
wish could be granted if 1,000 cranes were crafted…. Sasaki’s wish was for world peace and she
completed 640 cranes before dying.
Classmates completed the remainder.”
-Marie Strain
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