THE CAPTAINS HAT STORY

Lillian Oppenheimer told this delightful story to children for over 50 years. Lillian was the founder of the Origami Centre in New York. The Captain of the ship finds that all the passengers in his ship are getting seasick. So, everyday, he invites them all to the deck to sing and dance and make merry. The people wear their most colourful costumes and have great fun. The Captain has a big steel trunk in which he has different kinds of caps. He joins in the fun and wears a new cap everyday.
2. Leave the sheet of newspaper folded in half along the middle line.

1. Take one full sheet of newspaper.

3. Keep folded edge on top. Now fold from right to left.

4. Unfold the paper.

5. Fold down the top right hand corner to meet the middle line.

6. Fold down the top left hand corner to meet the middle fold line.

7. Fold up one single layer of paper, from the bottom up as far as it will go.

8. Press the paper flat. Turn it over from side to side.

9. Fold up this single layer of paper as far as it will go.

10. Press the paper flat. From the inside open out the paper a little.

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11. This is the captains first cap - a SAILORS CAP.

12. The captain used the same paper to make more caps.

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13. So, hold the cap and collapse it into...

14. ..this shape.

15. Fold up the top bottom point.

16. Press the paper flat so as to make...

17. the FIRE MANS HAT.

18. Press the paper flat and turn it from side to side.

19. Fold up this bottom point.

20. Hold the front and back of the hat. 21. ...Again collapse to Carefully open out, and the hat will.. make...

22...the SHIKARI CAP.

23. Press the paper flat

24. Fold the top layer from the bottom of the hat.

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25. Press the paper flat and turn it over from side to side.

26. Fold up this bottom layer.

27. Open the paper out to make...

28.... An AIR FORCE OFFICERS CAP.

29. Well now, pinch the two side points...

30. ...And pull them apart to make the traditional boat - the CAPTAINS SHIP.

31. All of a sudden the ship gets caught in a fierce storm.

32. There is thunder and lightening. One huge wave knocks the stern (tear one corner).

33. Another wave knocks off the bow (you tear the other corner off).

34. One last huge wave knocks of the bridge (you tear the triangle in the middle). The ship sinks.

35. The captain looses all his hats. The captain has nothing left! (put your head in the hole).

36. But a TORN SHIRT

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