Just as Hiccup and Toothless begin to work well together, Hiccup gets the chance he always wanted: He is ordered to begin training to fight dragons. Because of his small frame and juvenile clumsiness, Hiccup has slim to no chance of overcoming dragons with force and physical skill. Yet, he must find a way to survive dragon attacks inside the enclosed training arena. Instead of fighting, Hiccup uses the behavioral techniques he learned from his trials with Toothless to prevent attacks and get compliance from the training dragons, an example of generalization of skills. As the townsfolk begin to notice Hiccup's skill with dragons, he gains a reputation as a dragon-charmer of
