Lucy Gray Baird's mother

Lucy Gray Baird's mother
Biographical Information
Occupation	Musician
Fate	Deceased
Physical Information
Gender	Female
Appearances
Book Mentioned	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Movie Mentioned	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Lucy Gray Baird: "Well, the Covey love color, and me more than most. But this was my mama's, so it's extra special to me."
Lepidus Malmsey: "She in District Twelve?"
Lucy Gray Baird: "Just her bones, darling. Just her pearly white bones."

—Lepidus Malmsey interviewing Lucy Gray Baird

Lucy Gray Baird's mother was the mother of Lucy Gray Baird and two other unnamed children: the first Baird child and the second Baird child.

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Who are the other children of Lucy Gray Baird's mother?

The mother of Lucy Gray Baird bore three children. Besides Lucy Gray Baird, she had two other offspring, known as the first and second Baird child. They were part of the Covey, a nomadic community. Regrettably, these two children did not live, with the details of their demise remaining unspecified.

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What is the significance of the Covey in Lucy Gray Baird's mother's life?

As a member of the nomadic Covey in Panem, Lucy Gray Baird's mother and her family earned their livelihood as traveling musicians. Their lives were tragically altered during the First Rebellion when Peacekeepers killed many Covey members, including Lucy Gray's parents.

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What is the timeline of Lucy Gray Baird's mother's children's births?

A member of the Covey, Lucy Gray Baird's mother gave birth to three children. The birth of Lucy Gray Baird occurred three years prior to the First Rebellion, following the birth of her two unnamed siblings.

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Is Lucy Gray Baird's mother also the mother of Katniss?

Lucy Gray Baird's mother is not Katniss's mother. Speculations exist suggesting Lucy Gray Baird as a possible ancestor of Katniss, based on shared characteristics like musical skills and herbal knowledge. However, no definitive evidence confirms this connection.

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Biography

This woman was a member of the Covey, a nomadic people not tied to any one place. At some point, she gave birth to two unnamed children, and three years before the start of the Dark Days, she gave birth to her youngest, Lucy Gray.

She was the original owner of the ruffled dress Lucy Gray wore throughout the 10th Hunger Games, and she was known to make bread pudding, which was her daughter's favorite.

Death

"A few years" prior to the events of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, she, her family, and a number of other Covey were rounded up by Peacekeepers. The father of her children was shot dead for trying to speak out and fight being rounded up. According to Lucy Gray, her mother "[got her] head broken" by Peacekeepers for trying to keep her family together. Her two oldest children died as well, leaving Lucy Gray as the only surviving member of her immediate family.