SYPNOSIS

Sadako Sasaki is an eleven year old girl who loves to run. She is diagnosed with leukemia. One day, she hears a legend from a friend that gives her hope of recovery and legend says that if a person folds one thousand paper cranes out of paper, he or she may be healed. Though each day Sadako is getting weaker, she decided to fold one thousand origami cranes. Sadly, Sadako wasnt able to finish her project. At October 25,1955, sadako died with only 648 paper cranes, however, her friends at school heard her story and folded the remaining paper cranes so that she will be buried with one thousand paper cranes.

CHARACTERIZATION

Sadako Sasaki a brave and athletic eleven year old girl who was diagnosed with leukemia. She was trying to make a thousand paper cranes because she believes that she will be healed. Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki- Sadakos loving parents. Masahiro Sasaki Sadakos elder brother who helped her with her paper cranes. Mitsue Sasaki- Sadakos younger sister. Eiji Sasaki - Sadakos elder sister Chizuko Sadakos bestfriend

CONFLICT
Man Vs. Himself When sadako struggles with her disease, she persevered and tried her best to convince herself that she will triumph over her illness.

LESSON
The lesson of the story is that we should never say never, and that we should not lose hope. We should hold our heads up high, despite all the trials we should trust ourselves and believe in our inner strength and capabilities. We need to keep our faith and our beliefs. We should also learn how to think of others happiness and keep their best interest at heart. And lastly we should learn how to focus on our goals just like Sadako did.

We can take Sadakos actions as an example of what we should do. Like Sadako we should never say never and must not quit. Like the way that she pushed herself to make a thousand cranes. Even though shes on her deathbed she tried her best to make a thousand paper cranes believing that she will be healed. Like Sadako we must try our best not to lose hope and keep on believing that good things will come.

In life, we face trials that might destroy us, and might ruin our perspectives. But as I reminisce Sadakos life, I realized that no matter how hard life may seem, or how

cruel fate has been we should never throw away something that is far more important than all of that and that is our Faith,our Dreams,and our Goals in life.

Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes

Submitted by: Patricia Nadine G. Nadales I-Santiago Submitted to: Mr. Ronel Balistoy