An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Some stories believe you are granted eternal good luck, instead of just one wish, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury.  

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SADAKO SASAKI AND THE THOUSAND ORIGAMI CRANES

Sadako was quiet, listening to the leaves on the maple tree rustles in the wind. Then she said, “I’m going to die next, aren’t I?”.  ”Of course not!” Nurse Yasunaga answered with a firm shake of her head.  She spread some colored paper on Sadako’s bed. “Come and let me see you fold another paper crane before you go to sleep. After you finish one thousand birds, you’ll live to be an old, old lady.”  Sadako tried hard to believe that. She carefully folded cranes and made the same wish.

for the rest of Sadako's story click here: Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Origami Cranes « life to reset

There are a couple versions of the story, so you may want to read this one also:

One Thousand Paper Cranes for Peace: The Story of Sadako Sasaki | Gimundo | Good News... Served Daily

Here are several YouTube videos demonstrating how to fold Origami Cranes

Thousand origami cranes - YouTube

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