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Lysistrata

“ Dugga makes the best drills money can buy, but I'd give anything to have my dog back. ”
 

Lysistrata is a dog who appears in File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents, in the third incident, "Ransom Note."

Biography

File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents

Ransom Note/Loud Dog

Lysistrata is the watchdog of Jackie, the young mechanic of Moray Wheels. Jackie notes her to have the loudest bark "this side of the Mortmain Mountains," and Squeak Bellerophon calls her the best watchdog he's ever seen. 

When Jackie was given Cleo Knight's Dilemma to work on, their jealous grandfather concots a plan to get to drive the car; he takes Lysistrata to the bowling alley, where he works, to hide her panicked barks, and then fakes a ransom note, claiming he will give the dog back for Jackie's Dugga Drills. Jackie is suspicious of why Lysistrata would not have barked at an intruder or would have gone with them, and hires Lemony Snicket to investigate. 

Jackie and Snicket go to meet the ransomer, and Snicket deduces their grandfather's involvement. The two children find Lysistrata in the Dilemma, being driven by Jackie's grandfather, with their head out of the window and very much enjoying herself.

Trivia

Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999): Absent 7. The Vile Village (2001): Absent
2. The Reptile Room (1999): Absent 8. The Hostile Hospital (2001): Absent
3. The Wide Window (2000): Absent 9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002): Absent
4. The Miserable Mill (2000): Absent 10. The Slippery Slope (2003): Absent
5. The Austere Academy (2000): Absent 11. The Grim Grotto (2004): Absent
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001): Absent 12. The Penultimate Peril (2005): Absent
13. The End (2006): Absent
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012): Absent Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014): Absent
When Did You See Her Last? (2013): Absent Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015): Absent
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014): Debut
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002): Absent
The Dismal Dinner (2004): Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006): Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014): Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017): Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021): Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002): Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007): Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008): Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009): Absent
13 Words (2010): Absent
The Dark (2013): Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017): Absent


Sources

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Characters of All the Wrong Questions
Association of Associates
Inhumane Society
Recurring
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
When Did You See Her Last?
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents
Amaranthine Newt • Armadale • Ashberry • Dr. Auchincloss • Billy Becker • Bertram • Dr. Bitten • Madame Blavatsky • Dr. Carlos • Mrs. Cling • Mr. Cozy • Tatiana Cozy • Thomasina Cozy • Treacle Cozy • Mr. Crimson • Dagmar • Dagwood • Muriel Distinguished • Gary Dorian • Lois Dressing • Drumstick • Drumstick's Mother • Officers Durham • Mrs. Flammarion • Violetta Frogg-Drifter • Marguerite Gracq • Mr. Gracq • Ms. Gracq • Hal Hairdryer • Jackie • Jackie's Grandfather • Leroy • Mr. Loth • Lysistrata • Mack • Hans Mann • Hans Mann's Sister • Mr. Mann • Old Lady Mann • S. Theodora Markson's Sister • Mr. Noleaf • Bob Old • Kevin Old • Mr. Paler • Paperbag • Randall • Dr. River • Mr. Samsa • Delphinium Smith • Florence Smith • Doctors Sobol • Oliver Sobol • Mrs. Summerover • Swinster Pharmacist • Tabitha • Baron von Pendle • Smogface Wiley • Mr. Williams • Mrs. Williams • Chase B. Willow • Mrs. Willow • Yamgraz
Shouldn't You Be in School?
Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?
The Hero of the Story