Letter to 2C, Canada - Peace - Japan

Hi friends of 2C,

Thanks for your message. We read the message and Jessee's poem.
We saw the photos of you with Peace cranes and war veterans. 
Here are our message to you.

* The poem is very appealing!!  --- Sota (8th grade)

* I love peace. --- Yuki (8th grade)

* The poem is very nice. I think wars are bad. We should know wars more.
   --- Asuka (7th grade)

* It is incredible that a 2nd grade student wrote the poem. It is 
   wonderful that Canadian children also fold Peace cranes. 
   --- Maiko (6th grade)

* I felt scared to hear the soldier touched "blood"! After listening to the 
   poem, I became to hate wars much more! However, I was glad and 
   relieved to know that there are lots of people in the world who hate wars.
   I feel sorry for Sadako because an innocent girl was killed in the war.
   --- Natsuki (5th grade) 

* I was impressed by the phrase,
   " Brave soldier, brave soldier, 
     What do you touch?
     I touch blood and injuries all around me."

   We have a peace meeting at school on August 6 every year and learn
   that Sadako wished she would get well by folding paper cranes
   every day. All the students fold peace cranes before 6th graders
   go on a school trip to Hiroshima. They offer the cranes to the monument
   in the Peace Park in Hiroshima. --- Chie (4th grade)

We wish we will be friends forever and the world is peaceful!!

LABO Torigoe Party
(translated by TORIGOE Yuko)
Okayama, Japan
November 12, '99