Sedako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Flashcards
What is the nickname for the atomic bomb?
Thunderbolt.
What was the sickness that Sadako had?
Leakemia.
Who gave Sadako her golden crane and where?
Her friend Chizuko, she gave it to her one of the first days Sadako was in the hospital
What did the birds remind Mrs. Sasaski of?
A poem that she knew.
What kind of tree was in the courtyard and what did it have to do with Sadako?
A maple tree. Sadako would look at it when she wasn’t able to do anything else.
How old was Kenji when Sadako first met him?
9 years old.
What did Sadako see when she died?
Her golden crane flying away.
Who did Sadako see last before she died?
Her parents.
What was Sadako’s class called?
The bamboo class.
What words were engraved in Sadako’s statue?
This is our cry, this is our prayer, peace in the world.
What was the sickness Sadako got?
She had leukemia.
What did Sadako make when she was sick?
She made paper cranes.
Why did Sadako make the paper cranes?
She made them for good luck.
What caused the leukemia?
A giant bomb spreaded the sickness.
Why did people bring colorful papers when Sadako was in the hospital?
They brought the papers for her so make the cranes.
