Chizuko reached into her pocket and pulled out a stack of colorful origami paper—gold, red, azure, and emerald. She unfolded one square and began to fold.
While in the hospital, Sadako’s roommate told her of an ancient Japanese legend: if a person folds one thousand paper cranes ( senbazuru ), the gods will grant them a wish. Inspired, Sadako began folding. Using any scrap of paper she could find—medicine wrappers, gift wrap, and labels—she meticulously crafted hundreds of tiny cranes. Her wish was simple: she wanted to live. Sadako Story -Thousand Cranes- Senba zuru -1989...
At the heart of Sadako’s journey is the Japanese legend of . Ancient tradition holds that anyone who folds one thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by the gods. For Sadako, a victim of "A-bomb disease" (leukemia) a decade after the Hiroshima bombing, that wish was simple: she wanted to live. Chizuko reached into her pocket and pulled out
She picked up the final piece of paper. It was a bright, sunny yellow. Inspired, Sadako began folding
[Current Date] Prepared For: General Audience / Cultural Studies Review Subject: Analysis of the "Sadako Story," the 1989 film Senba zuru , and the Thousand Cranes (Senbazuru) tradition.