Djali

Djali is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel Notre Dame de Paris. She is Esmeralda's pet goat who is capable of performing tricks such as imitating politicians and spelling. Claude Frollo, and later the court, believe Djali's tricks are further proof that Esmeralda is a witch, as goats are sometimes associated with the Devil in Catholicism. She is protective of Esmeralda and is referred to as her "sister".

She is sentenced to be executed along with Esmeralda after Phoebus' stabbing, which Esmeralda is wrongfully blamed for. She follows Esmeralda into the cathedral when she is saved by Quasimodo, going unnoticed by the crowd. She is later saved by Gringoire when she and Esmeralda escape down the Seine. Gringoire, who has grown fond of Djali during the time he spent married to Esmeralda, decides to leave Esmeralda with Frollo and take Djali with him.

Trivia

 * Although she is a female goat in the novel, in many adaptions she is a male.
 * The origin of her name is unknown, but it is possibly related to the Arabic word خالي "jali", meaning "free". It could also be related to the Albanian word for "boy" (djalë), though this is less likely given that she is female in the novel.
 * She does not exist in the 1939 film, Esmeralda instead has a black goat named Aristotle.