Ch-12 How to Train Your Dragon…
'Boy is it hard to train a dragon!' I said. 'It's easy, once you get the hang of it,' said Hiccup. 'Easy to say, not easy to do!' I replied. 'Ok, I just said the steps of what you must do! We haven't even started yet!' But seeing the list you've made, I think training a dragon isn't easy' It had the following components-
How to Train Your Dragon
Choose the dragon you want to tame-Check
Tame it-Check
Earn it's trust-
Take first flying lessons from Hiccup-
Learn more about your dragon from Fishlegs-
Take first body training from Astrid(You should also be a little strong to hold on to your dragon)-
Take first fire-breathing lessons from Snotlout-
Now, that you're your dragon knows how to breathe fire and fly, take first Fly & Fire practice from Ruffnut and Tuffnut-
Play with your dragon-
Come to dragon academy to learn more about how to train your dragon-
Last but not the least, take the test-
'Now, let's get started' said Hiccup, 'there's a long day ahead' 'Yes, there is!'
'Now where do we start? Where do I earn Tiger's trust?' I asked. 'I think in the academy' replied Hiccup. We went inside the academy. And before starting he assembled everyone and called me out and said, putting his hand on my shoulder 'Are you ready to accept them as your teachers?' 'Yes, I am.'
'Ok, then, to earn the trust of your dragon, it's a good idea to feed it. I'll give you a fish; if your dragon likes it then I'll give you a fishing rope. You'll have a hard time catching here on Berk. Fish are very…what to say stubborn.' He gave me a fish and Tiger instantly started to try and eat it. I threw it in the air and he caught and ate it. 'Now, he likes it!' said Hiccup. He handed me a fishing rode and said 'Whenever you're free, go to the lake or sea to catch fish. Let me tell you this, better fish come in the night. And now you have earned its trust. The more you feed it fish, the more you'll earn its trust. That's enough feeding fish for now. I'll put a check in the "earn its trust" column.'
'Now, where do I get my first flying lessons from you?' I asked. 'For that you need to go to the highest point on Berk.' replied Hiccup. 'And where is that?' I asked. 'Follow me' and he took us the highest point on Berk. 'For the start, just climb your dragon. Good, now give a little nudge to your dragon and it'll take off. Remember, only a nudge, or the dragon will go crazy just like my father's when I told him to give a little nudge.' I did as instructed. It took off. It didn't go very high, just to keep Hiccup and the others in hearing range. Berk was so beautiful when I saw it from my dragon. Hiccup was shouting 'If you want to take a right turn, then, tilt right, and if you want to take a left turn, then, tilt left.' I did so. It worked! Even though it was hard. In video games it was so easy, if you want to take a left turn, then press the left directional button, same with the right. I was flying when I saw the others staring at me awestruck. 'If you want to go faster, then shift your body weight to the front. If you want it to slow down, shift your body weight to the back.' said Hiccup. I tried it and it worked too! 'If you want to come down glide down or just stop the dragon from doing anything which will result in a fracture for you.' I tried to glide down and it worked! 'Good, just a little more practice and you'll be a good dragon flyer and take first flying lessons from Hiccup-check.' said Hiccup.
'Now, what?' I asked, 'Where do I learn more about my dragon?' 'In the great hall' replied Fishlegs. We all went there and I learnt many things about my dragon. The only thing that shocked me was Tiger was a girl! I thought "A girl! Should I change its name to Tigress? Maybe not.' Fishlegs lesson was very boring. 'So, there goes a check in the "Learn more about your dragon from Fishlegs"' said Hiccup.
'Now, where do I get my body training?' I asked Astrid. 'In the forest' she replied. We went into the forest where she announced that I would have to throw axes into trees. She showed me the first one. Perfect hit! I threw and it hit the lowest part of the tree. 'You definitely need more practice!' said Astrid. There wasn't much to discuss in this thing or subject. Just Hiccup did his job writing check in the "Take first upper body training from Astrid"
'Now, what?' when I remembered "Now, with Snotlout" He just said 'Follow me' and took us to Fireball Frenzy which is an obstacle course for Vikings. He just said what to do and I did it. There wasn't much to discuss in this thing or subject too.
Hiccup said 'Now, that you know how to fly and breathe fire, Ruffnut and Tuffnut will teach you how to breathe fire in the air' 'They took me to the docks and said 'See those two boats there?' I nodded. 'You have to follow the instructions given by Hiccup and Snotlout in the past events. Those two boats are filled with pictures of sheep, outcasts, and dragons and also pictures of Hiccup and Astrid…' I interrupted before they could say anything else 'Who are outcasts?' 'We'll tell you who they are after the test. Now, let us continue! Hitting sheep give you 50 points, outcasts give you 100 points, dragons give you 200 points and if you hit a picture of Hiccup, you LOSE 200 points and if you hit a picture of Astrid you lose 100 points. Now, get in there!' I went and after blasting, I don't know how many sheep, 5 outcasts, 2 dragons and 1 Astrid, I came out. Ruffnut and Tuffnut didn't say anything! Hiccup did his job.
Then, Hiccup said 'I play with Toothless all the time, it's a good thing to play with your dragon. If you don't, then it will disagree to help you! I'll give you this ball. Play with Tiger whenever you're free.' and gave me the ball. 'For now I'll just put a check here.'
We went to the Dragon Training Academy. Hiccup first started teaching me all types of things about dragons. 'If your dragon has something in its mouth that it isn't supposed to have then scratch the part under the chin and take it.' After it was over Hiccup said 'Now, I'll just put a check and you'll take the test.' After taking the test my marks were good also and bad also. It was something like this-
Subject
Teacher
Marks
Remarks
Flying
Hiccup
Excellent
Very good turning ability
Body Training
Astrid
Bad
Weak. Needs more practice
Dragon History
Fishlegs
Good
Knows more than expected
Fire-Breathing
Snotlout
Average
Needs more practice
Fly & Fire
Ruffnut & Tuffnut
Good
Good at flying but needs to work on firing
That, my friend, is how to train your dragon.