Sadako

On top of the statue, Sadako is holding a golden crane over her head.

It was the first of the one thousand cranes that Sadako had to make.

One day in October, when Sadako awoke, she found her mother crying.

"I must get well," Sadako said to herself.

All Sadako could do now was to make paper cranes and hope for a miracle.

Sadako Sasaki died on October 25, 1955.

Sadako watched the sun lowering in the west and became blind.

As Sadako grew weaker, she thought more about death.

Now she was so weak, but the crane made Sadako feel stronger inside.

How beautiful and free the cranes were! Sadako sighed and closed her eyes.