Our school is organizing an origami crane drive to benefit the survivors of the Japanese Tsunami. In support of the effort, the Tolerance Club learned how to fold them yesterday. The idea was that we would make some ourselves, but we would also teach other people how to make them, too.
First of all, those critters are complicated, but like skinning the proverbial cat, there are many ways to make the necessary folds, and since learning the skill, I have done my part to spread the word of the crane. Yesterday afternoon, two boys came to my room after track practice, one sorry he could not have been to the meeting, and the other just tagging along. "She's going to show us how to make origami cranes!" the first kid told his friend.
"What??!" his friend asked with profound confusion.
"Origami cranes," I repeated, but still he frowned.
I showed him one that was already finished. "Ooooooh," he answered, "origami cranes. I thought you said origami brains."
I laughed and crumpled up a piece of paper and threw it at him. "Here! We can make those, too."
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