Puff, the Magic Dragon racism… Puff, himself, if asked, would certainly agree." During the Vietnam War the AC-47 Spooky gunship was nicknamed the "Dragon" or "Dragon ship" by the Americans because of its armament and firepower—the nickname soon caught on, and one website without primary citations indicates that the American troops began to call the AC-47 "Puff the Magic Dragon". Robert Mason's "Chickenhawk" states, in reference to the Peter, Paul and Mary song playing on a turntable: ""Puff the Magic Dragon" was making me uncomfortable. It was the saccharine song that had inspired the naming of the murderous Gatling-gun-armed C-47s. I couldn’t listen." Elon
The Dragon of the North in prosperity, but never saw the ring again. The Dragon of the North The Dragon of the North (, literally Frog of the North) is an Estonian fairy tale, collected by Dr. Friedrich Kreutzwald in "Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud". Andrew Lang included it in "The Yellow Fairy Book"; he listed his source as "Der Norlands Drache" from "Ehstnische Märchen", which was the German translation of Kreutzwald's work, by F. Löwe. A dragon came from the north and devastated land. It was said that a man with King Solomon's ring could stop it. A brave young man set out to find some