- "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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Hunger Games, Chapter 20
- ↑ Mockingjay, Chapter 1
- ↑ The Hunger Games, Chapter 4