Sadako Sasaki and the 1000 paper cranes.

  by  Lisa Norwood 

Once there was a girl called Sadako. She was born to be a runner and an athlete.  She had won every single medal execpt the 600 metres.  Her friend Chizuko became her coach to train for the 600 metres.  But every time she runs a 600 metres she always runs out of breath.  One day, during a 600 metres run she suddenly fainted and was rushed to hostpital.  Her  carrot loving mum came to see her and brought some carrots and carrot juice.  She didn't like kids who don't eat carrots, so she makes Sadako eat carrots daily, to help her get better.  Then her friend Chizuko showed up. She rembered that the cleaner of the hostpital had said that if you make one thousand paper cranes you could make one wish, so she kept making them, and making them so she could hopefully gain Sadako back. Eventually everyone in the town helped her make her one thousand paper cranes!! But this also made Sadako very tired when she needed to rest.  Sadako's mother kicked Chizuko out of the hostpital and told her not to come back. One night Chizuko sneaked back in to the hostpital to see Sadako. Sadako was in her bed crying because her mother had kicked Chizuko out. Chizuko spoke to Sadako, then Sadako looked up to see Chizuko. They played a little game. Next morning Chizuko came back to find Sadako dead.  They had managed to reach a total of 644 paper cranes. 
Sadako died of a type of cancer called lukemia that she developed because of the nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during WWII.  Today, people from all over the world send 1000 paper cranes to Hiroshima to remember the sad story of Sadako and as symbol of peace for the future.