Akuro is a boy who longs for friends, but struggles with shyness. When he learns of the Japanese legend of 1,000  origami cranes, he believes that he has found a way to fulfill that wish. This episode is a co-production with the Kids Listen Activity Podcast. Activity guide can be found here: https://www.kidslisten.org/season-2 Origami instructional videos can be found on the Stories for Wonderful Children YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMcQPU0f-IP-Z8C5UBagCIg/featuredor at the following links: Making origami paper: https://youtu.be/YZirL4ilAn4 Creating a fluttering butterfly: https://youtu.be/qsORiHxaYhE Folding a paper crane: https://youtu.be/XKGNXPXRNIE