Yu The Green Dragon

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Megan gave Liam some money to get his own birthday present when he got to Santa Fe. This green dragon is what he chose.
It's a puppet and it has a story that goes like this ...
Facts of Interest:
In Chian and Southeast Asia, dragons are thought to bring good luck and prosperity.

Chinese dragons of old were ferious, bearded creatures that could be as small asa silk worm or as large as the sky.

Asian dragons breathe out misty clouds, not fire. In winter they sleep in pools and rivers, and even the sea.

In the spring, the dragons fly up to the sky where their fighting causes summer rain. If they fight too hard, the rains are so heavy that there are floods.

THE FIRST DRAGON
At the beginning of time, the yellow Emperor, creator of all, became angry. "People are doing wicked things," he said, "and I'm going to flood all the land to get rid of them!" The Emperor's grandson Kun, was sorry that everyone would die. He asked a wise old totoise for help. "You will need the magic mud that the Emperor keeps in a jar in his treasure-house," said the tortoise. So Kun changed into a white horse and galloped towards the Emperors palace. But the fire god threw a bolt of lightning at him and he fell down and lay still. Something grew inside him then and sprang out shortly from his body: it was Yu, the green dragon with golden wings, strong and fine. The young dragon flew to heaven. He bowed his head and asked the Emperor for the magic mud. The Emperor listened and his anger cooled. "Carry the mud on the tortoise's back and give the people land again," he said. :From now on you shall be the rain god." So Yu and the tortoise recreated the land. The dragon made furrows for the river with his mighty tail, and every spring he and his sons make sure water flows there. (adapted from a Chinese folktale)