A resident of Transbaikalia asked a bear for a cigarette, mistaking it for a short man with a backpack in the forest.
"My father caught up with him and asked him for a cigarette, slapping his backpack. But instead of cloth, he felt fur under his hand. They both screamed; The bear also screamed loudly" - said the son of a cedar cone collector.
The man ran for his gun, but when he returned, the bear was gone. The bear still hasn't shared his cigarette.