In a remote part of Iceland, a boy and his friend Bardur join a boat to fish for
cod. A winter storm surprises them out at sea and Bardur, who has forgotten his
waterproof as he was too absorbed in 'Paradise Lost', succumbs to the ferocious
cold and dies. Appalled by the death and by the fishermen's callous ability to
set about gutting the fatal catch, the boy leaves the village, intending to retu
rn the book to its owner.
