A Korean kid at my school made me one in a new kid meeting. Sadly, he made it with my hall pass that needs to be signed with the teacher that organized it. But when she had to sign it she ripped it up and he won't make me another one! How can i make one myself?
I was going to do that once when I was about eleven... I got to like 156 and then stopped. Too many, and I had other things to do. I'd like to do it again though, maybe see if it's real or not this time... even if it's not, it would be pretty awesome to have that many cranes. I'm not sure if it will really make your wish come true... you have to make your own wish come true, folding paper can't really do that. But maybe it can help some. It's worth giving it a try.
It's called oragami. See what you can find on the web, or go to the Koran kid and ask if he could make one just for you and do something for him in exchange.
Google: oragami instructions.
Here are some links to pages that show you how to make the crane. You might also like to look for some general Origami pages, they will help you understand the directions if you run into a problem. Sometimes in origami you need to make a fold and then unfold it - the crease that was created by the un-fold will be used later - the instructions for this type of fold can be confusing. The first link is a step by step instruction site for the crane - very good illustrations with instructions accompanying each photo - it spans multiple pages so you need to click the next button at the bottom of the page as you finish each set of instructions. The second link is a full view of drawings of each fold on one single page - the instructions aren't as detailed, but it does give you the opportunity to see how each fold is supposed to look in one view. The third link is a link to a japanese site that explains the significance and history of the crane and what it means - it's very interesting. Good luck.
