145.--THE FOLDED CROSS.

[Illustration: FIG. 1., FIG 2.]

First fold the cross along the dotted line A B in Fig. 1. You then have

it in the form shown in Fig. 2. Next fold it along the dotted line C D

(where D is, of course, the centre of the cross), and you get the form

shown in Fig. 3. Now take your scissors and cut from G to F, and the

four pieces, all of the same size and shape, will fit together and form

a square, as shown in Fig. 4.

[Illustration: FIG. 3., FIG. 4.]

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