A resident of Transbaikalia asked the bear for a cigarette, thinking he was a short man with a backpack. A man was collecting cedar cones in the forest when he noticed a strange passerby in front of him. He got it and slapped the "backpack", but instead of cloth he felt wool. Both the man and the bear screamed in surprise. The man ran for the gun, but the animal chose to hide. He never shared the cigarette.