Popka

Sometimes he was unwell, and then he would shut himself up in his own room, and paint little pictures, or tease the old grey parrot, Popka.

The Diary of a Superfluous Man and other stories 2006

Popka, but visitors soon got used to these, and were conscious again of the burden and oppression of the eternal stillness.

The Diary of a Superfluous Man and other stories 2006

Varvara was standing with her shoulder against the window, looking into the street; Sophia was walking up and down the room with her arms folded across her bosom; Popka was shrieking.

The Diary of a Superfluous Man and other stories 2006

(‘Present arms!’ the parrot screeched shrilly.) ‘How Popka is shrieking today!’

The Diary of a Superfluous Man and other stories 2006

"I think the Popka monster turned the water boat into tsoda water,"

Demons Don't Dream Anthony, Piers 1993

I had discovered Lake Tsoda Popka near the North Village during my years of surveying and had developed a taste for the fizzy stuff.

Question Quest Anthony, Piers 1991

I had discovered Lake Tsoda Popka near the North Village during my years of surveying and had developed a taste for the fizzy stuff.

Question Quest Anthony, Piers 1991

The Popka frothed up and squirted Gwenny in the face.

Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990

The Popka swelled up furiously and blasted out, spraying everything.

Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990

Varvara was standing with her shoulder against the window, looking into the street; Sophia was walking up and down the room with her arms folded across her bosom; Popka was shrieking.

The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850