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The Origami crane

The folded paper crane is perhaps the most popular and famous of all origami objects. A Japanese legend tells that 1,000 folded paper cranes will bring health and good fortune and it is customary to make 1,000 paper cranes for people who are ill with the hopes that they will recover,

See a movie of a paper crane being folded:

Quicktime

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instructions for folding the crane:

http://www.sadako.org/foldingcranes.htm

 

Make squares of paper for folding, with images and text on them:

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