1000 Paper Cranes Wish. Today, couples will fold 1,000 cranes as a wish for a long and prosperous marriage. Heidi berthiame, has been working hard toward her goal or wish, (we are yet to discover what that is) for the past two and a half years.

If your wish is to make 1,000 paper cranes, then yes. There's an ancient japanese legend that states if someone folds a senbazuru — an arrangement of a thousand origami cranes tied together — a crane will come to them and grant them a single wish, such as long life or recovery from serious illness or injury. She folded 644 cranes before she became too weak and died at age 12.