In the classroom of Sisi's small class at St. John's International Bilingual Kindergarten.

During the afternoon craft class, the young and gentle craft teacher clapped her hands and said to the children sitting around the small table:

"Children, how about I teach you origami today? Let's start by folding a cute little bunny!"

As soon as the teacher finished speaking, Lin Sisi, who was sitting in the front row, immediately raised her little hand high, her eyes sparkling, her face full of eagerness.

"Little Lin Sisi, do you have a question?" the teacher asked with a smile.

"Teacher! I can fold origami! I can fold lots and lots of origami!"

Sisi's voice was crisp and bright, full of confidence.

As soon as she said this, several children who weren't usually close to her or who were a little competitive with her immediately started muttering quietly:

"boast!"

"I don't believe it!"

"Lin Sisi loves to brag!"

When Sisi heard these comments, her face immediately turned red, not from embarrassment, but from anxiety.

She turned to the children and said very seriously, "I'm not bragging! I really can! My dad taught me!"

Seeing this, the craft teacher quickly tried to maintain order: "Children, be quiet."

Sisi, you said you know how to fold origami, can you fold one and show everyone?

If you're really great, the teacher and the other children will applaud you!

"Yes!" Sisi nodded vigorously, showing no stage fright whatsoever.

The teacher handed her a colorful square of origami.

Sisi took it and her little hands began to move skillfully.

Instead of choosing the "little rabbit" that the teacher had mentioned teaching, she chose a paper panda that her father had recently been teaching her and that she found particularly cute.

Her little fingers deftly moved the paper, folding it diagonally, folding it along the edges, turning it inward, turning it outward...

Although the movements still showed signs of childish immaturity, the steps were clear and the technique was steady.

In just a minute or two, a cute, black and white three-dimensional paper panda appeared in her little hand.

The panda's round ears, chubby body, and even its short tail are all folded up quite realistically.

"Wow!" The craft teacher couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.

She has taught many children origami, but it is rare to see someone as young as Sisi with such skill and exquisite finished products.

This was clearly not something we just learned in class, but rather something we practiced quite a bit.

"Sisi, you folded it so well! This little panda is so cute!" the teacher praised sincerely and led the applause.

The other children were also stunned, and they clapped along with the teacher, their eyes filled with envy as they looked at the paper panda in Sisi's hand.

The children who had just accused Sisi of bragging all shut their mouths and lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Sisi, holding her paper panda, turned specifically to the children who had questioned her earlier, a hint of pride on her face:

"See? I wasn't bragging! I really can fold it!"

The teacher smiled and patted Sisi's head, asking curiously, "Sisi, you fold paper so well, who taught you?"

"It's my dad!" Sisi answered immediately, her tone filled with admiration for her father.

"My dad is amazing! He can fold so many different kinds of origami! Little monkeys, little bears, paper airplanes, paper boats... he can do them all!"

And yesterday, Dad taught me how to fold an incredibly amazing paper crane!

"A particularly impressive paper crane?" the teacher asked curiously.

"Yes!" Sisi nodded vigorously.

"These are paper cranes that can fly! Not the kind that just floats after being thrown out, but the real ones that can actually fly in circles in the sky!"

Upon hearing this, the children who had just quieted down no longer believed him.

"Paper cranes can fly? That's a lie!"

"I've folded paper cranes, but I can only glide one swipe!"

"Lin Sisi, you're bragging again!"

Even the craft teacher had some doubts.

A well-folded origami crane can glide a distance, but "flying in circles in the sky"? That sounds a bit beyond her understanding of children's origami.

However, she didn't show it, but smiled gently and said:

"Really? Sisi can fold paper cranes that can fly? That's amazing! I'd like to see it too. Sisi, can you show me and the other children?"

"Of course!" Sisi wasn't afraid of the challenge at all; she couldn't wait to have the chance to show off the "magical skills" her father had taught her.

The teacher gave her a new sheet of origami.

This time, Sisi's expression became even more focused and serious.

The steps she began to fold were noticeably more complicated than when she had folded the panda earlier.

The teacher observed carefully from the side.

Sisi's folding movements became more refined, with many steps involving the folding of multiple layers of paper and precise control of angles.

In some places, Sisi's little hands need to press very hard to create clear creases.

In some places, you have to be extremely careful to open a small pocket and stuff some of the paper inside...

This is not something a three- or four-year-old child could complete independently!

The teacher was secretly surprised; this child not only remembered such complicated steps, but could also basically do them.

This memory, concentration, and hand-eye coordination are truly far beyond those of his peers.

The other children watched with bated breath. Although they didn't quite understand the complicated steps, they could all sense that Sisi was undertaking a "big project."

Time passed second by second.

Finally, Sisi completed the last step, gently adjusting a tiny, almost invisible angle at the tip of the paper crane's wing.

A blue paper crane, larger, more complex in structure, and with smoother, more elegant lines than a regular paper crane, appeared in her hand.

"All done!" Sisi breathed a sigh of relief, a successful smile appearing on her face.

"This is... a paper crane that can fly?"

The teacher and the other children looked curiously at the seemingly "ordinary" paper crane.

"Hmm!" Sisi took the paper crane and walked to a slightly more open area in the middle of the classroom.

She imitated her father, pinching a specially left opening at the bottom of the paper crane's body, and with a little force, gently pushed it forward towards an empty area.

The paper crane slipped from my hand and flew away!

Under the astonished gaze of everyone, the blue paper crane did not immediately fall.

Its wings fluttered gently in the air as if they came to life—

It's a natural undulation that comes from an ingenious structure—

Then, it actually started to glide forward smoothly!

Even more incredibly, after gliding for a distance, it began to tilt its body and gracefully circle around the classroom along a beautiful arc!

The wings swooped through the air with an extremely faint rustling sound, their movements incredibly elegant!

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