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The Story of Sadako
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OIt began withaflash. On Auqust 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped
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over Hiroshima. Sadako was fwo years old. Atleast 130,000 people died
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by the end of the year, but she survived.
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のWhen Sadako was in elementary school, she especially liked her P.E.
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class and was good at sports. She wanted to be aP.E. teacher when she
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grew up. Sadako was a fast runner. In the sixth grade, she was selected
as a member of the relay team for the school's sports day.
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OAbout a month after the sports day, Sadako suddenly became sick)
At first she thought that she just had a cold. However, her sickness got
Worse, so she went to the hospital with her family. A doctor told her
parents, "She has a kind of cancer caused by the bomb. I doubt she'll
survive for more than one year."
OIn the hospital, Sadako received some paper cranes. In Asia, cranes
are a symbol of long life. Sadako began to fold paper cranes and wished
for good health. She wanted to go back to school. She never lost hope.
Sadako made over 1,000 cranes. However, she never left the hospital.
Her life ended when she was only twelve.
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SThere is a famous statue standing in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
It is a girl holding a crane. It was built by Sadako's friends. Every year
