Mrs Pearse, Olivia, Amiria and I have been making paper cranes. Mrs Pearce wanted to make 1,000 paper cranes. We made them at school during morning tea and lunch time.
Two-year-old Sadako was living in Hiroshima when the atom bomb was dropped on Japan. Sadly, ten years later, she was diagnosed with leukemia which is sometimes known as atom bomb disease.
Two-year-old Sadako was living in Hiroshima when the atom bomb was dropped on Japan. Sadly, ten years later, she was diagnosed with leukemia which is sometimes known as atom bomb disease.
There is a Japanese legend that says that if a sick person folds 1,000 paper cranes, the gods will make them well again. Sadako spent long hours in bed, folding those paper cranes, and never giving up hope. When Sadako had folded six hundred and forty-four cranes she couldn't continue any longer. They hung above her bed on strings and her classmates folded the rest.
Today there is a memorial in Hiroshima Peace Park dedicated to Sadako. Children come there and leave the paper cranes they make in her honour.
By Freedom Toatoa
