origami cranes

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hi (pardon cross-posting) i am in a state of total craft-frustration! i am trying to learn how to make origami paper cranes from online directions and i am not succeeding. does anyone have some tips, simple instructions, or know of a good site for this? i have spent an hour and much wasted paper on this to no avail. thanks!!!
p.s. i must confess i have never done origami prior to this, and maybe the crane is too difficult, but i've heard there are simple versions....