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The crane is a traditional origami model which has been folded for hundreds of years. The crane stands for long life and good luck, and some people think that if you fold 1000 cranes you will be granted a wish! Since the Second World War the origami crane has also come to be a symbol for "peace".
Crease and unfold a vertical diagonal, then fold D up to A
Fold the triangle inside from both sides along the marked line to the centre crease
Fold out corners B and C along the marking
Pull out D from inside A
Flatten D on top of A
Turn over
Separate A and D by pulling A and D out separately along the thicker line and bringing C to touch B
Lift up corner C, flattening the paper at the left
Fold B behind
Reverse fold D. Fold the bottom corners out to make the bird sit.
The Crane (sitting bird) is ready
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