No one in his village denies that—his mother may wish that he’d spend more time on school work than on elephant training, but still she knows that it takes a great deal of courage and calm to deal with elephants the way that Y'Tin does. He is almost the best trainer in the village—and, at twelve-years old, he’s certainly the youngest. Maybe he’ll even open up his own school some day to teach other Montagnards how to train wild elephants? That was the plan anyway—back before American troops pulled out of the Vietnam War, back before his village became occupied by Viet Cong forces seeking revenge, back before Y'Tin watched his life change in a million terrible ways.


全村的人都認為，伊廷的母親應該會希望他多花點時間在課業上，而不是訓練大象。但母親也知道要能夠訓練大象，得有無比的勇氣與沉著的特質，伊廷兩者兼具；他可說是全村頂尖的馴象高手，也可以說是最年輕的──年僅十二歲。或許有一天，伊廷可以設立一間專屬的馴象學校，教導山地土著如何馴服野象。但後來越戰爆發，美國軍隊入侵，一切都變了樣。越共部隊佔領了伊廷的村莊作為反戰基地，從此伊廷的命運走向另一條不歸路……


【適讀程度】
 Age Ramge: 10 years +