According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish. This song is based on the true story of a young Japanese girl, Sadako Sasaki, who became a symbol of peace after the atomic bomb was dropped near her home in Hiroshima. "How does a wish get wings? When a child sings of peace." With the word "peace" in twenty languages and flute obbligato, this piece has a message that speaks to everyone, young and old.