While most of the boys are planning to choose the most ferocious and respected breeds, Hiccup simply hopes he leaves the cave with a dragon, and any dragon will do.įishlegs is allergic to reptiles and he breaks out as soon as the boys are in the dragon cave. Hiccup and his best friend, Fishlegs, fear they will fail completely. The boys are to climb a cliff and enter the cave as a group, and each boy is to choose a dragon, put it in a basket, and bring that dragon back out of the cave. In Hiccup's mind, simply living through many of the daily ordeals of his life is equal to being a hero.Īs the novel opens, Hiccup and nine of his peers are preparing to enter the dragon cave where the young dragons are sleeping off the last few weeks of hibernation. Although he knows that he is the son of the chief and that most people expect him to step up to his role in the tribe, he only wants to get through life without being completely ridiculous and without being killed. Hiccup is a small boy who does not have the forceful personality that would normally be associated with a person of power in the tribe. They are Vikings and the tribe as a whole respects only strength and brute force. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is the son of Stoick, the chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe. Hatchette Book Group, New York, New York, 2003. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Cowell, Cressida.
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