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chinese dragon I

DESIGNED BY MICHAEL G. LAFOSSE AND RICHARD L. ALEXANDER

Gods of rivers and waterways, Chinese dragons were also used as the symbols of fire and sunrise in the eastern sky. Ancient Chinese dragons were kind to man, but Indian lore made the creatures more fearful.

1 Use a long rectangle of paper: half a sheet of printer paper, one third or one fourth of a square of origami paper, or paper money. Fold in half, long edge to long edge. Unfold.

2 Fold the top and bottom corners on the right so that the short edges meet at the crease.

3 Fold the corners to touch the middle of the folded edges.

4 Fold the corner over.

5 Turn over, top to bottom.

6 Fold the top and bottom corners on the left, so that the short edges meet at the crease.

7 Fold the top and bottom edges to meet at the crease.

8 Fold in the top and bottom edges on the left.

9 Fold in half, top to bottom.

10 Inside-reverse-fold at the back of the head.

11 Shape the body with a series of inside reverse folds.

12 Lift up corners for horns.

13 Fold up the bottom corners of the jaw.

14 The finished head.

15 The finished Chinese Dragon I.