Origami myths

plastgeek · Post by **plastgeek** » June 4th, 2010, 8:04 pm

I'm going to be a counselor for a little kids camp, and have been recruited to do Origami with them. I need alot of stories. I know about Sadako, and I have a few storigami books. Do you guys know any other stories/myths/legends? I know about oneorigin myth that some guy's grand daughter was getting married, and he was too poor o get her a decent present, and made her something out of origami, and that was the origin ofthe art, but for the life of me I cannot find it

joshuaorigami · Post by **joshuaorigami** » June 4th, 2010, 8:07 pm

yeh, i made an origami... and it disappeared.

redheadorigami · Post by **redheadorigami** » June 5th, 2010, 11:10 am

Ok this is "all" that i know, sadako was living in hiroshima when they started bombing it on august 6 1945. she escaped with leukemia, she was bedridden and a friend of hers told her how to make a crane and she tried to fold 1000 but died at number 644. a memorial is held each year at her statue on peace day, august 6.

Post by **TheRealChris** » June 5th, 2010, 11:57 am

oh, there's this story about a guy that used glue and stuff while folding... and the paperfoldig gods came over him and punished him for this heresy... he was never seen again but rumours say that he will haunt thouse who dare to use glue and stuff

redheadorigami · Post by **redheadorigami** » June 6th, 2010, 2:55 am

yes...never again!

Origamist388 · Post by **Origamist388** » June 6th, 2010, 10:32 am

redheadorigami wrote:She tried to fold 1000 but died at number 644.

Didn't her friends fold the other 356 for her funeral?

redheadorigami · Post by **redheadorigami** » June 6th, 2010, 10:51 am

yeah, sorry to not mention that!

origamidude96 · Post by **origamidude96** » June 6th, 2010, 9:10 pm

Don't forget the myth about the origami forum member who actually used the search function.

But who would believe a story the farfetched