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"You don't haggle with Rooba. She gives you one price, which you can take or leave, but it's a fair price."
Katniss Everdeen on Rooba[src]

Rooba was District 12's butcher.[1]

Biography[]

She once butchered a deer for Gale Hawthorne and Katniss Everdeen, leaving Katniss with enough money to buy Lady as a birthday gift for her sister, Prim. Rooba also helped Katniss buy Lady from the Goat Man. The butcher had originally had a deal to buy and butcher the injured goat, but she backed out, citing the damage to the meat, and winked to Katniss as she left.[1]

She was most likely killed in the bombing of District 12, since she wasn't mentioned among the refugees in District 13. As a shop owner, she was likely one of the many victims from the merchant section of town; fewer than a dozen merchants survived the bombing.[2]

Physical description[]

Rooba was said to be a "short, chunky woman" and appeared old, yet tough and strong.[1]

Personality[]

Rooba would buy rabbits, but not squirrels,[3] and she didn't barter; she gave a fair price that someone could take or leave.[1] From her brief appearance in Katniss's story about the goat, she seemed to be firm and uncompromising, but fundamentally a kind, helpful woman.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Hunger Games, Chapter 20
  2. Mockingjay, Chapter 1
  3. The Hunger Games, Chapter 4
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