“Dragons dislike explosions,” explained the Purple Dragon, “although we do not panic like pets, birds, and humans who suffer PTSD.
“Americans spend more than 2 Billion dollars a year for fireworks, more than the annual defense budgets of many small countries.
“Even as humans complain about soaring gas prices and runaway inflation, they are expected to shell out about a Billion dollars for recreational munitions this 4th of July weekend.
“A BILLION dollars… up in smoke.
“Enjoy the show.”