There is a Japanese legend that says if you make a wish and fold a thousand paper cranes your wish will come true.
Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding.
I made seven cranes in one hour, and I've been making them at school and at home. Elementary schools in Hiroshima hold a ceremony every Aug. 6 at the site of the Sidako Children's Memorial in Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, she said. Coerr tells the story of Sadako, who was 2 years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. Before Sadako died, a friend reminded her of the crane legend, and Sadako began making cranes. She made 650 cranes before her death and her classmates finished the rest.