Daisy Dovetail

Daisy Dovetail, as depicted by Lucy, age 12, which is not correct, because 11 chapters later, she is described as with brown pigtails.

## Physical Appearance

### Other Attributes

* Occupation: Foremost Authority on Ickabogs

## Relationships

### Relatives

* Dora Dovetail (mother, deceased)
* Daniel Dovetail (father)
* Bertha Beamish (stepmother)
* [[Bert Beamish (stepbrother)

### Allies

* Bert Beamish
* Bertha Beamish
* Major Beamish
* Dora Dovetail
* Daniel Dovetail
* Roderick Roach

### Enemies

* King Fred
* Lord Spittleworth
* Lord Flapoon
* Otto Scrumble
* Ma Grunter
* Basher John
* Cankerby
* Private Prodd

### Loyalties

* Bert Beamish
* King Fred (formerly)
* Dovetail Family
* Cornucopia

Daisy Dovetail, one of the main protagonists *The Ickabog,* was a friend of Bert Beamish, which was expected as the two families were close friends. When her mother passed away, she developed a grudge against the King and spoke ill of him, making him aware, but not in a good away, about what his subjects really thought of him. However, Bert thought that it was an honest mistake that the King made, making a spiritual wall grow between them.

Their separation went on until Bert found out about his father's death, and then, soon after, it was Daisy's birthday, in which she invited the Beamishes. However, Bert's mother felt offended after Daniel Dovetail, Daisy's father, said that the Ickabog was not real and left, taking Bert with her, and Bert agreed to do so, despite Daisy's offering of Hopes-of-Heaven pastries.

She was abducted by Private Prodd not long after her father had been thrown in prison by Spittleworth. She was sent to Ma Grunter's orphanage, where she was abused and mistreated by Ma Grunter like all the other children there. She met Martha, a Marshlander who would later play a part in ending Spittleworth's reign and bringing peace back to Cornucopia.

Daisy met the Ickabog when she, Bert, Roderick, and Martha were escaping from Ma Grunter's Orphanage. She had tried to befriend it to make it harder for it to eat them, and was always seen with the Ickabog, much to the confusion of Martha, Bert and Roderick. Eventually, she convinced them to go along with her plan to end Spittleworth's reign. However, during the conclusion of the plan, the Ickabog bornded its Ickaboggles and died. Daisy, while crying, helped the dying Ickabog see its second Ickaboggle, who was bornded kind. Daisy then became friends with the Ickabog's secondborn Ickaboggle, who was very different from its Ickabob, who was bornded fierce and full of hate.

After Spittleworth's downfall, Gordon Goodfellow became the prime minister of Cornucopia. Daisy became an author and the foremost authority on Ickabogs, and the stepsister to Bert, for their parents had fallen in love and married while in adjacent prison cells. Daisy had the role of chief bridesmaid and Bert best man. It is also presumed that Daisy attended Roderick and Martha's wedding as well. It is possible that she made up with Fred when he volunteered to look after the firstborn Ickabog at its bornding.

## Biography

### Early Life

Daisy was born to Dora Dovetail, the Head Seamstress of Cornucopia, and Daniel Dovetail, the King's Carpenter, at an unknown time in the City-Within-the-City in Cornucopia where all of the King's servants lived. Daisy had been friends with Bert Beamish, the child of her father's classmate, since she was 5 years old, which was, as stated before, expected as the Beamishes and the Dovetails were close friends. Daisy and Bert were more like brother and sister than playmates, and Daisy defended him against bullies.

#### Visiting the Beamishes

One day, her family came over and Daniel Dovetail, her father, started telling stories about the Ickabog, which scared Bert. Bert, after hearing the stories, had nightmares about the Ickabog. Mr. Dovetail felt guilty, and, as he was a carpenter, he crafted Bert a toy Ickabog that Bert had somehow tolerated. Daisy lived in Cornucopia, which was ruled by King Fred and his friends Lord Spittleworth and Lord Flapoon. None of the residents knew it, but Spittleworth was hatching a very evil plan to frame the Ickabog.

### Dora Dovetail's Death

*"Daisy, who liked helping her father in his carpenter's workshop, had always been the happiest in coveralls. She was the kind of person who didn't mind getting dirty and she wasn't very interested in clothes. Yet, in the days following the funeral, she wore a different dress every day to take a fresh posy to her mother's grave."*
-- Daisy's change after her mother died.

*"And so a week passed, then a month, and then a year, until the dresses her mother had sewn her were all too small for Daisy, but still, she kept them carefully in her wardrobe. Other people seemed to have forgotten what happened to Daisy, or had gotten used to the idea of her mother being gone. Daisy pretended that she was used to it too. On the surface, her life returned to something like normal. She helped her father in the workshop, did her schoolwork, and played with her fest friend, Bert, but they never spoke about her mother and they never talked about the king. Every night, Daisy lay with her eyes fixed on the distant white headstone shining in the moonlight, until she fell asleep.*
-- Daisy's routine following the death of her mother.

#### Funeral

Daisy had always been very close with her mother, who had always made lots of beautiful dresses for Daisy to make her look like a little lady as she was the Head Seamstress. In fact, Daisy was named after her mother's favorite flower. Daisy's mother was sent to make a dull purple suit for King Fred as he felt he needed one since the King of Pluritania was coming to visit his palace, possibly to exchange one of his daughter's hands in marriage for a lifetime's supply of Hopes-of-Heaven, a legendary pastry sold in the bakeries of Cornucopia, and Fred didn't trust anyone else to make the suit. However, Fred had not paid much attention to the fact that Daisy's mother was not feeling quite well at the moment, but nevertheless, she sat up 3 nights in a row, racing to finish the suit in time for the King of Pluritania's visit. On the dawn of the 4th day, her assistant found her lying on the floor, dead, with the last amethyst button still in her hand. It was possibly because of overwork that Daisy's mother met her demise. Attending Mrs. Dovetail's funeral, Daisy and her father stood hand in hand looking at Mrs. Dovetail's grave for a long time. The Beamishes sympathised with the Dovetails, as Bert could hardly bear to imagine how he would feel if his mother had disappeared forever into the cold, hard earth. Bert wanted to say something to his friend, but he felt that the situation was much too dreadful for words.

*"It was the word 'silly' that did it. 'Silly,' when the new Head Seamstress's daughter smirked and whispered behind her hand to her friends, while pointing at Daisy's coveralls? 'Silly, when her father wiped away his tears in the evenings, thinking Daisy wasn't looking? 'Silly, when to talk to her mother, she had to visit a cold white headstone?"* -- Daisy's views on her mother's death

#### Courtyard Argument & Funeral Aftermath

After the funeral, Daisy wore a different dress every day to take a fresh posy to her mother's grave, which was unlike her as she did not mind getting dirty and felt the most comfortable in coveralls. Eventually, the King forgot about his former Head Seamstress, and thus was surprised to see that no one was rushing out of the cottage into the front yard of one cottage. That cottage was the Dovetail residence, and it was "decorated" with black drapes at the windows and front door, symbolizing their sadness over Dora Dovetail's death. Insensitively, the King decided to switch the Dovetails with the Roaches, not because he thought that bigger families would need more room, but because he didn't want to be remembered about his Head Seamstress's death, which he thought ruined his reputation as King. Nevertheless, Daisy continued with life, and she and Bert never spoke about Mrs. Dovetail or the king. She would lay with her eyes fixed on the distant white headstone until she fell asleep. She did not mention the king or Mrs. Dovetail until Bert commented when it was near their seventh birthdays that he wished that the king would wave at them that day. Daisy responded that she did not wish the king to wave at them, but she spoke too loudly, drawing the attention of many. That made Bert and Daisy get into an argument with Daisy saying that the king was selfish, vain, and cruel, and that her mother would still be alive if he hadn't worked her so hard. The words unexpectedly reached the king, by means of Major Beamish, Bert's father.

### Major Beamish's death

An old Marshlander visited King Fred, asking him to hunt down the Ickabog that supposedly murdered his dog, Patch. King Fred agreed, and took his soldiers with him, including Major Beamish, Bert's father. They were looking for the dog when Fred suddenly got a glimpse of the Ickabog's eyes through the fog, and ran as fast as he could. He had lost his sword in the process, and stubbornly stated that he was not going to leave the marsh without his sword, and he sent Spittleworth and Flapoon to find it. Spittleworth, Flapoon, and the other soldiers found not only Patch but also Bert's father. Lord Flapoon accidentally set off his gun, and it shot Major Beamish. Spittleworth, with his trickery, told Flapoon to say that Major Beamish was killed by the Ickabog instead of admitting his fault, which would turn out to be a huge mistake, as it sparked the idea for Spittleworth's taking over the kingdom. It later turns out that Flapoon had accidentally shot him to frame the Ickabog and take over Cornucopia. Then, when they arrived back, they were carrying Major Beamish's dead body, to the horror of Bert's mother. Daisy would have been comforting towards Bert if they had not had a dispute not long before. Mr. Beamish's death only made the ice wall between them stronger.

### Daisy's 8th Birthday

The dispute between Daisy and Bert had lasted long, and Daisy was alone, while Bert busied himself with Roderick Roach. This was partly because of the death of Major Beamish and also the fight in the courtyard that happened long ago. Daisy sent a letter to Bert and his mother, asking if he could attend a meal to celebrate her birthday, to which he agreed to do so. Bert and Daisy started to talk and repaired their friendship. Bert had bought Daisy a bandalore, and she became good at it. However, it ended in disaster. Mr. Dovetail had insensitively brought up the Ickabog and Major Beamish's death, much to Mrs. Beamish's horror. Mr. Dovetail and Mrs. Beamish then got into an argument about the Ickabog tax. It ended with Mr. Dovetail and Mrs. Beamish getting into an argument. Daisy pleaded with Bert to stay, but Bert refused, despite her offering of Hopes-of-Heaven pastries. He pushed the pastries away, but they fell and broke. Daisy started to cry, and Bert assumed that she cared more about pastries than other important things. Alas, their friendship was broken again.

### The Abduction of The Dovetails

Unfortunately for Lord Spittleworth, who was King Fred's friend who strongly believed that the Ickabog was real, many residents of Cornucopia were voicing doubts about the Ickabog. Mr. Dovetail was one of the people who doubted the Ickabog. Consequently, he was put into a cell by Lord Spittleworth at the price that must he carve a gigantic foot, he shall see his daughter again, but must he fail, his daughter would pay the price. Afraid for his daughter's life, he agreed, and Daisy came home from school confused that her father was nowhere to be seen.

She was abducted by Private Prodd, a member of the Ickabog Defence Brigade. Prodd, who thought Daisy reminded him of his niece, could not kill her, so he handed her over to Ma Grunter, who owned an orphanage for more than 100 children. Daisy met Basher John, who was Ma Grunter's deputy. Basher John was told to tell the Janes to put another mattress in their room. However, Basher John protested that he had not had breakfast, to which Ma Grunter swung her cane, but he dogded it as he had a lot of practice. When Basher John left, Ma Grunter asked for Daisy's name. Daisy answered Daisy, but Ma Grunter protested that it was Jane. Daisy soon found out that Ma Grunter rechristened every girl Jane and every boy John. That way, the reaction the child had to being given a new name was enough to tell Ma Grunter how hard it was to break that child's spirit. However, Daisy would not give her name up without a fight. So she told Ma Grunter that she was Daisy, and she was named after her mother's favorite flower, to which Ma Grunter replied that her mother was dead, not because she actually knew it, but because she knew it was easy to convince children that their parents were dead for them to think that they had no one to run away to.

### The Beamish's Reactions

Meanwhile, Bert was regretting that he ever argued with Daisy. He was regretting even more that he did nothing to repair their friendship. However, he knew that it was too late, and that Daisy would be going to Pluritania forever. He worried about her greatly, but he knew she would be safe from the Ickabog. Mrs. Beamish had suspicions though, and took a walk to the Dovetail's old house to confirm. However, it was empty so she assumed that the Dovetails had moved after all. But during the walk home, Bertha ran into several girls, one of which was wearing one of Daisy's old dresses.

### Mr. Dovetail's cell and Daisy at the Orphanage

While imprisoned, Daniel Dovetail was beginning to look quite different. His hair was longer (he did not have time to shave), and a wild look began to appear in his eye. He was ordered to make another 3 Ickabog feet as the villagers had noticed that it was the same left foot over and over again.

At the orphanage, Daisy had grown a lot taller and thinner, but she was still wearing the coveralls in which she had been abducted in. She had sown lengths on the arms and legs so that they still fit her. They were the last connection she had to her family, so she kept wearing them instead of making herself dresses out of the sacks that cabbages had come in, like Martha, who was a companion of Daisy who told her her genuine name. She had held on to the idea that her father was still alive, as she was a clever girl. Daisy, when seeing the Chief Advisor, Spittleworth, argued with Ma Grunter and Spittleworth.

### Bert finds Daisy

Daisy made a new friend at the orphanage, named Martha. She and Martha did not pay much attention to the 2 new boys that arrived at the orphanage. Daisy also stuck up for the young ones by inserting herself between Basher John and a kid that he was going to hit. She and Martha also encouraged the young ones to remember their names, but not say them out loud in front of Basher John. When they couldn't remember their birthdays, Daisy would pick a date for them and make sure they had seconds of cabbage soup, and at times, some pastries that she managed to steal.

#### Escape from the Orphanage.

Bert and Roderick arrived at the orphanage, and Bert revealed who he really was to Daisy. Then, Daisy, Martha, Bert, and Roderick Roach, whom Bert had befriended when Daisy was abducted, departed from the orphanage. Daisy told Bert and Roderick about her kidnap. Martha insisted that there really was an Ickabog, to which Bert interjected that he believed in it until he realized what was really going on.

### Adventures with the Ickabog

The four of them journeyed to the Marshlands, the home of Martha. They spotted the shadow of an Ickabog. The Ickabog took them to its cave and tried to fatten them up with Chouxville pastries. The Ickabog said that it was going to eat them, but not yet. Meanwhile, Daisy tried to learn more about Ickabogs and commented that it was really sad when the Ickabogs die after delivering its Ickaboggles. However, the Ickabog disagreed. It said that the bornding was a glorious thing, if done right. Bert, Martha, and Roderick tried to figure out the truth about the Ickabog attacks. The next day, the four of them and the Ickabog went mushroom-picking. The Ickabog and Daisy went ahead of the others and they devised a plan. The Ickabog said that it had to eat them or else the Ickaboggles would die. Daisy wanted the Ickabog to leave the marsh and face the people. The four of them went spread word that the Ickabog was harmless and that they had been told a lie by Spittleworth. Along the way, the prisoners broke out of their cells, including Daisy's father, who had survived. They protested against Spittleworth, who wanted to shoot the Ickabog. However, the Ickabog died when it Bornded its children, and Daisy sobbed as it lost its life and cried as well. However, one of the Ickaboggles (Ickabog offspring) comforted her, saying that she must not cry and that being Bornded was a glorious thing.

### Cornucopia Again

"*Two other people got married, as well. I'm delighted to tell you that on leaving the dungeon, and though no longer forced to live next to each other, those old friends Mrs. Beamish and Mr. Dovetail found that they couldn't do without each other. So with Bert as best man, and Daisy as chief bridesmaid, the carpenter and the pastry chef were married, and Bert and Daisy, who'd felt like brother and sister for so long, now truly were.*"

-- the marriage of Mr. Dovetail and Mrs. Beamish and the becoming of step-siblings of Bert Beamish and Daisy Dovetail

Mr. Dovetail and Mrs. Beamish got married, and Bert and Daisy, who had felt like brother and sister for a long time, finally became real stepsiblings. Cornucopia was ruled by a group of newly appointed advisors and a prime minister called Gordon Goodfellow, who was engaged to Lady Eslanda, a member of the court. King Fred, along with Spittleworth, Ma Grunter, Basher John, Cankerby, and Otto Scrumble, Spittleworth's butler, were tried for their crimes and imprisoned. Flapoon did not join them as he was already deceased. Ickaby City was established, which was famous for mushrooms, silver salmon, and wool. Martha and Roderick became married and had five children.

### Career

Bert joined the Cornucopian army, and Daisy became the world's foremost authority on Ickabogs. King Fred volunteered to look after an Ickabog, and cried when it Bornded. Fred died soon after, and Cornucopia was restored.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Mother

Daisy had always been very close with her mother, who had always made lots of beautiful dresses for Daisy to make her look like a little lady as she was the Head Seamstress. In fact, Daisy was named after her mother's favorite flower. Daisy's mother was sent to make a dull purple suit for King Fred, even though she was ill. It was possibly because of overwork that Daisy's mother met her demise. She was found by her assistant with the last amethyst button in her hand, dead. Attending Mrs. Dovetail's funeral, Daisy and her father stood hand in hand looking at Mrs. Dovetail's grave for a long time. Daisy held a grudge against King Fred afterward. After the funeral, Daisy wore a different dress every day to take a fresh posy to her mother's grave, which was unlike her as she did not mind getting dirty and felt the most comfortable in coveralls. She continued with life, and she and Bert never spoke about Mrs. Dovetail or the king. She would lay with her eyes fixed on the distant white headstone until she fell asleep. She did not mention the king or Mrs. Dovetail until Bert commented when it was near their seventh birthdays that he wished that the king would wave at them that day. Daisy responded that she did not wish the king to wave at them, but she spoke too loudly, drawing the attention of many. That made Bert and Daisy get into an argument with Daisy saying that the king was selfish, vain, and cruel, and that her mother would still be alive if he hadn't worked her so hard.

#### Father

Daisy shared the same grief as her father when her mother died. She had liked to help her father at the carpenter workshop. She was confused when her father did not come home and stuck with the belief that her father was still alive, though it was only her hope. Her father also invited her to become a chief bridesmaid for his wedding with Bert's mother. She was made chief bridesmaid. It is presumed that Daisy approved of the wedding, and she was overjoyed when her father broke out of prison. It is also presumed that her father was proud of his daughter's career.

#### Stepbrother

Bert and Daisy had always felt like brother and sister, and they were finally stepbrother and stepsister at least. Daisy stuck up for Bert when people teased him with the nickname "Butterball." Bert felt sympathy for Mr. Dovetail and Daisy when Mrs. Dovetail died. It is presumed that Daisy was proud of Bert when he joined the Cornucopian Army. The two remained great friends, and were drawn even closer by Mr. Dovetail's and Mrs. Beamish's marriage. They had a few fights when Daisy accidentally spoke her thoughts out loud and offended the king, and when Bert's father was shot. They made up quickly when Bert realised that Daisy was in grave danger. They met again when Bert and Roderick were carried into Ma Grunter's orphanage. At first, Daisy thought he looked very familiar, and when Bert told his real name, Daisy knew at once that it was her friend, Bert Beamish, whom she quarreled once with. They had a minor dispute also when Daisy explained her plan of protecting the Ickabog, as Bert still believed that the Ickabog murdered his father. They also fought valiantly against Lord Spittleworth and Lord Flapoon's rule.

### Allies & Friends

#### Martha

Martha was Daisy's first friend she met in Ma Grunter's orphanage. With some persuading, Daisy got her to tell her her real name. She told Daisy that she came from the Marshlands, and that Daisy was brave to stand up to Ma Grunter. The two stuck together after that, bearing punishments when Ma Grunter or Basher John tried to hit the other children, and they tried to encourage the newcomers to remember their names. They also picked a date for the newcomers' birthdays and made sure that it was celebrated with something special. Once, Daisy had stolen 2 Chouxville pastries for Lady Eslanda's maid, Hetty Hopkins's twins. She almost got punished, if it wasn't for Bert and Roderick. Daisy and Martha met up with Bert and Roderick, and the four of them escaped from Ma Grunter's orphanage. Martha also went along with Daisy's plan to protect the Ickabog.

#### Roderick

Roderick Roach was her former enemy, the very person whom she defended Bert from when they were children. However, as they traveled together to complete their mission, they did not fight as much, and it is presumed that Daisy approved of his marriage with Martha. Daisy and Roderick also smoothed things over when they were at the Marshlands and the Orphanage.

#### Gordon & Eslanda Goodfellow

It is possible that Daisy respected the minister and his wife for standing up to Spittleworth and giving better land to the surviving Marshlanders, though they do not interact very much at all.

### Enemies

#### Fred

Daisy was on good terms with Fred until the death of her mother. She despised him even more when she found out the shocking truth about the Ickabog. It is likely that she made up with him when he volunteered to look after the Ickabog.

#### Spittleworth

Daisy and Spittleworth rarely met until his sly taking over the kingdom. It is possible that she deduced that he was behind all the mayhem and pandemonium that was happening in Cornucopia. When Daisy spoke badly about the king and Mrs. Dovetail died, Spittleworth was quick to comfort him and his friend Flapoon even described Mrs. Dovetail as a disloyal seamstress. When he came to Ma Grunter's orphanage, he recognized Daisy, and asked where she came from, and she argued fiercely that Cornucopia used to be a happy country until Spittleworth's plan.

#### Flapoon

Given that Flapoon described Mrs. Dovetail as a disloyal seamstress, it is likely that Daisy and Flapoon were not on good terms. It is also likely that Daisy despised Flapoon for almost killing Bert.

#### Ma Grunter

Daisy and Ma Grunter got into an argument as soon as Daisy arrived at her orphanage by way of Ma forcing her to accept that her name was Jane and her father was dead. In the following years, we can assume that Daisy was hit many times by Ma Grunter's cane, until she got the hang of dodging the cane when necessary.

#### Basher John

Daisy most likely despised Basher John as much as Ma Grunter. John was Ma's deputy and served her in various tasks. He and Daisy did not like each other, as he called her "Ugly Jane". She often got hit herself instead of the little kids that Basher John was intending to.

## Physical Appearance

Daisy, referencing from the pictures in the books, had brown hair usually in pigtails, olive skin, and green eyes. Daisy usually wore coveralls, but on special occasions, like her mother's death, she wore a different dress every day to go to take a posy to her mother's grave. She was also described as skinny but fast. JK Rowling also described Daisy as not ugly in the slightest, implying that Daisy was pretty.

## Personality & Traits

Daisy is extremely kind, selfless, brave, and she has compassion. She would insert herself between Basher John and the child that he was trying to harm to protect them. She also stuck up for Bert fiercely whenever he was called Butterball by Roderick. Daisy and Martha went hungry themselves to make sure that the other children at Ma Grunter's orphanage had enough to eat. She also has a loyal friendship with the Ickabog that she met and tried to protect. She cried when it died, but smiled when the Ickaboggles were born. She is also quick to befriend anyone and is not as introverted as Bert. She is also fiercely loyal to her friends, especially Bert, and would stick by them for as long as she can. However, she can be very fierce to her enemies, especially if they took something that she felt was very valuable, like her mother and father.

Daisy is also clever as well as very emotionally intelligent. She knew that if she made friends with the Ickabog, it would not hurt them, and even if it did, it would be harder to overcome its guilt. She also thoughtful, and feared what would become of the children at the orphanage when she, Martha, Roderick, and Bert left Ma Grunter's orphanage. Daisy deduced quickly that Ma Grunter was asking more and more money from Spittleworth to make her room luxurious while the children lived in harsh conditions. She assumed that Grunter was rechristening every boy John and every girl Jane because it would be easier to count and identify them. Daisy is also persuasive, coaxing Martha to tell her her real name, and persuading the Ickabog and Bert to go along with their plan to foil Spittleworth.

She was fearless and confident as well. She was not afraid to use her voice when she knew that she needed to do so. She also had leadership skills, shown when she led a protest for the rights of humans and Ickabogs in Chouxville, despite all the dangers.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Creativity** - Daisy was creative in many ways. Because Ma Grunter did not buy the children new clothes, she just lengthened the bottom and the sleeves of her coveralls, as she did not want to take them off and instead make dresses out of cabbage bags because she thought that they were the only thing that she had of her family. She is also quick to formulate a plan to save the Ickabog and her friends out of trouble.
* **Sewing** - Daisy was presumably taught by her mother how to sew. She had sewn on supplements onto her coveralls to make them fit.
* **Willpower** - Daisy had great willpower to remember her name (though it had been rechristened to Jane) and to survive Ma Grunter's orphanage. She also needed her willpower to keep herself from dying, and remembered her mother and convinced herself that her father was still alive.
* **Love** - Despite all the suffering she went through, Daisy also had a lot of love in her life. She was loved by her parents and her friends, and that made her very strong to withstand the harsh conditions of Ma Grunter's orphanage.
* **Kindness** - Though very fierce and almost ruthless to her enemies, Daisy was capable of being kind. She fought for the rights of the Ickabog and the rights of orphaned children. She even led a protest against Spittleworth, stating the Ickabog was harmless, despite the dangers that were going around. She was not afraid to use her voice, shown when Spittleworth paid a visit to Ma Grunter's orphanage. It was clear that they recognized each other. Though she knew the consequences, Daisy still spoke her mind and stood up to Spittleworth.
* **Leadership Skills** - Daisy's leadership was shown many times throughout the book. She led her protest to victory and defended the Ickabog fiercely. The leader of the protest for the protection of the Ickabog, Daisy's good leadership and plan led to the peace of Cornucopia.

## Possessions

* **Yellow dress with Daisies**: This was something that Daisy's mother had sown for her back when she was still alive. Mrs. Beamish remembered that Daisy had once worn the dress when she saw another little girl outside her window with the identical yellow dress. It might have been one of the dresses Daisy wore every day to her mother's grave.
* **Multiple Dresses**: Daisy wore these dresses to her mother's grave. It is unknown what happened to them after Daisy grew up.
* **Coveralls**: These were the type of clothing that Daisy felt most comfortable with. She had lengthened them while at Ma Grunter's orphanage as to bear one last relation to her family. It is unknown what happened to them after Spittleworth's reign.

## Etymology

### Daisy

Daisy was named after her mother's favorite flower. Her name was temporarily rechristened to Jane when she entered Ma Grunter's orphanage. J. K. Rowling has a habit of giving the same first and last initials to her character (examples: Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Bert Beamish, Roderick Roach). The common daisy is a flower with a yellow center and white petals, the same kind of flower that was depicted on one of Daisy's dresses.

## Quotes

* *"I don't care. If he [King Fred] hadn't worked my mother so hard, she'd still be alive."* -- to Bert, about Mrs. Dovetail's death
* *"That's so sad. To die when your [Ickabog] children are born."* -- to Ickabog
* *"I think people need hope nearly as much as Ickabogs do. But (placing hand over heart) my mother and father are both still in there, and they always will be. So when you eat me, eat my heart last. I'd like to keep my parents alive as long as I can."* -- to Ickabog
* *"I know what it's like to lose the people you love the most. My mother died and my father disappeared. For a long time, after my father went away, I made myself believe that he was still alive, because I had to, or I think I'd have died as well."* -- to Ickabog
* *"I come from Cornucopia, my lord. You might have heard of it. It's a country that used to exist, where nobody was ever poor or hungry."* -- To Spittleworth
* *"My name is Daisy Dovetail. I was named after my mother's favorite flower."* -- To Ma Grunter
* *"My father's alive. I'm Daisy Dovetail, and my father lives in Chouxville."* -- To Ma Grunter
* *"How many people have you eaten, Ickabog?"* -- To Ickabog
* *"Are you planning on eating us when your Bornding time comes? So your babies are born believing Ickabogs eat people? You want to turn them into people killers, don't you? To take back your land?* -- to Ickabog