In a quiet small town in Japan, there lived a girl named Xiaohe. Xiaohe was a kind - hearted and imaginative child. However, her family was not wealthy. Her parents worked hard every day. Xiaohe really hoped that she could do something for her family to make their lives easier and happier.
One day, Xiaohe heard from the old people in the village that if one folded a thousand paper cranes, one could have a wish come true. Immediately, Xiaohe's eyes were full of hope. Since then, every day she would look for some scraps of paper and fold paper cranes earnestly.
Xiaohe's room was very simple, with only a small table and a shabby tatami mat, but she didn't care at all. She sat in front of the table, folding the paper in half, turning it over and folding it again. Her slender fingers danced nimbly. Every time she folded a paper crane, she would gently put it in the box beside her. Sometimes when there was not enough paper, she would run to the garbage station in the village and rummage carefully through the piles of waste paper for usable paper.
As days passed by, there were more and more paper cranes in the box. Xiaohe's fingers had calluses from folding paper so frequently, but she never thought of giving up. In her heart, she always had love for her family and a strong desire to make her family happy.
When she had folded the nine hundred and ninety - ninth paper crane, Xiaohe decided to take these paper cranes to the shrine near the village. She carefully held the box with paper cranes in her arms and walked out of the house. Along the way, the sun shone on her as if blessing her for her perseverance and kindness. She walked across the fields and passed by the brook. The small flowers in the fields swayed gently in the breeze as if seeing her off.
When she arrived at the shrine, Xiaohe solemnly placed the nine hundred and ninety - nine paper cranes in front of the altar, then closed her eyes, put her hands together and piously made a wish for her family to live a happy life.
When Xiaohe opened her eyes, she seemed to see a warm light surrounding her. When she returned home, she was pleasantly surprised to find that amazing changes had taken place at home. Her father had found an easy and well - paid job in the town, her mother's health had become better, and the house at home had also taken on a new look and was full of a warm atmosphere. Xiaohe knew that it was her efforts and the paper cranes that had made this wonderful wish come true. Since then, Xiaohe's family had lived a happy life, and Xiaohe also continued to keep her kind and hopeful heart. Her story also spread in the small town, inspiring every child to keep hope in their hearts and strive to pursue their dreams.
