How to train your dragon

Plot Summary:  Hiccup Horrendous is everything that a Viking isn’t.  He just isn’t cut out for dragon hunting.  When dragons attack the island at night, his dad tells him to stay inside so that he won’t get hurt.  Hiccup wants to help, and using a slingshot of sorts,  Hiccup knocks a Night Fury dragon out of the sky.  The Night Fury is an elusive dragon that everyone has heard about, but nobody has actually seen or defeated.  While exploring the island, Hiccup finds the injured dragon and realizes that part of his tail is missing which is why he is unable to fly.  Hiccup tries to help him and eventually wins the trust of the dragon, who he names “Toothless.”

Hiccup works with the dragon secretly and rigs up a way for Toothless to fly with a substitute tail.  His dad wants him to train to be a Viking and learn how to slay dragons like the other kids his age, but Hiccup doesn’t want to harm the dragons.  Especially since he realizes that they can be tamed, and even seems to have a talent for it.  But even Hiccup knows that you can’t keep a secret for long