WHITE SWAN | Punjabi
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 2016-10-08

This white swan looks exquisite. You require lots of small squares to make it. Fold a small square into half and cut along the midline in two rectangles. You will need one rectangle to make a modular unit which in turn will make the swan. 
Fold the rectangle in half along the length and then along the width and then fold two triangles to make an arrow. Upturn and fold triangles in the two squares. You will find two small pockets. Tuck the triangles in these pockets. Fold this in half. This will make ONE UNIT – with two small pockets on one end and two beaks on the other. You will need 500 such units to make the swan.

Assemble the units together by tucking the beaks in the pockets. Loop the units to make a ring for the BASE of the swan. Once again keep tucking the beaks of the units into their pockets to make the curved neck and beak of the swan. Stick an eye in place. Now piece by piece assemble the whole body. Place colored pieces to make the body attractive. Slowly the shape of the swan will evolve. Finally insert the neck in place. The whole assembly might take a few hours but it is a very worthwhile activity.   

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Credits:,Ashok Rupner,  Shivaji Mane, Jyoti Hiremath, Arvind Gupta, Vidula Mhaiskar
 
Dubbed in Punjabi by Bipanmeesh Kaur, Delhi Public School, Ludhiana