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Sadako

by Brittany from Keewatin

Sadako is my hero because when she was a little girl the United States dropped an atom bomb on her town, Hiroshima, near the close of World War II. Sadako was lucky that she was not infected with the bad fumes at the time.

When she was 11 in the middle of a track and field race Sadako felt the first effects. She became more and more limp each day as leukemia began to take over her body.

Her best friend Chizuko Hamamoto recalled that one day she told Sadako “don’t you remember the one story that if you fold 1000 paper cranes, the gods will grant a wish and make it come true?” Hamamoto then folded a gold colored piece of paper over and over into a beautiful golden crane.

Sadako continued to fold paper cranes to help her reach her goal of 1,000 paper cranes. The story of Sadako inspired the author Eleanor Coerr to write a book called Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.

Sadako’s family was very sad when she passed away in 1966 at the age at 12. People remember her because of her bravery. The story of Sadako continues to inspire people to make paper cranes and fight the disease of leukemia.

Page created on 4/19/2010 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 4/19/2010 12:00:00 AM

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