這本是 《How to Train Your Dragon》系列的第一本書,也是啟發 2025 年即將上映的 DreamWorks 真人版電影的原作起點。
故事主角 Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third 是一個和部落格格不入的小維京人。跟他那位高大、強壯、威風凜凜的父親 Stoick the Vast 完全不同,Hiccup 個子小、性格溫和又有禮貌,而且幾乎什麼都害怕——尤其是第一次出海。
然而,維京人的傳統與命運不容拒絕,他必須跟著大人們踏上航行。但就在海上,事情全都出了差錯——船上陷入混亂,大個子的維京勇士們也慌了神。這時,誰能拯救大家?答案出乎意料——是那個大家認為最膽小的 Hiccup。
這是一則充滿幽默的寓言故事,講述面對恐懼、用智慧和勇氣化解危機,也讓讀者看到:有時候,力量並不在於肌肉,而在於頭腦與心。
So begins Cressida Cowell's stories about a little Viking who cannot fit in. Unlike his dad, Stoick the Vast, Hiccup is tiny, thoughtful and polite and scared of almost everything - especially of going to sea for the very first time.
But go he must . . . so who will save the day when everything goes wrong aboard ship and all the big Vikings lose their cool?
This wonderfully witty fable will delight all those who have ever faced up to their worst fears.