# Búlka — The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories character guide

> Búlka in The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0025-b-lka

## Who they are

The author's dog, featured in several short animal stories.

## In the story

### [Búlka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/b-lka)

The narrator's loyal bulldog, described as strong, stubborn, and gentle. His defining act is escaping to follow his master over a great distance.

### [Búlka and the Wild Boar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/b-lka-and-the-wild-boar)

The narrator's hunting dog. He bravely attacks the wild boar but is severely wounded, his belly ripped open. He shows loyalty by licking the narrator's hand while being treated.

### [Milton and Búlka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/milton-and-b-lka)

The narrator's formidable dog who interferes with the hunt by rushing ahead of Milton, forcing Milton to devise a clever strategy to work around him.

### [Búlka and the Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/b-lka-and-the-wolf)

Chases the wolf and is wounded on the head. The narrator treats his wound with gunpowder, fearing rabies.

### [What Happened to Búlka in Pyatigórsk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/what-happened-to-b-lka-in-pyatig-rsk)

The narrator's dog; is gentle around bees but fiercely attacks a prisoner during the dog cull, getting hooked in the thigh but escaping.

### [Búlka’s and Milton’s End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leo_tolstoy_short_fiction_se/chapters/b-lka-s-and-milton-s-end)

Succumbs to rabies after being bitten by a wolf; exhibits classic symptoms before disappearing into the forest.

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