The popular cartoon "Masha and the Bear" originated from a Russian folk tale with a much darker theme. In the original story, a girl named Masha gets lost in the forest and is taken captive by a ferocious bear. She uses her wit to survive and eventually escapes with the help of her grandparents. However, the story is inspired by a real-life tragedy that occurred in 19th-century Russia, where a young girl named Masha was killed by a bear after she freed it from its cage at a circus. The incident led to the killing of the bear and inspired the creation of the folk tale, which was later adapted into the cartoon series with a happier ending.
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1. The Masha and the Bear cartoon is an animation series launched in 2009 in Russia.
2. The narrative is inspired by a popular folk tale in Russia with the same name.
3. The animated series has been translated into 25 languages and broadcast to more than 100 countries.
4. The original story of Masha and the Bear is different from the cartoon version.
5. In the original story, Masha is a little girl who lives with her grandparents in a small village.
6. Masha's friends invite her to go to the forest to collect mushrooms and fruits.
7. Masha's grandparents allow her to go, but warn her to stay close to her friends and not let them out of her sight.
8. Masha gets lost in the forest and comes across a small cabin.
9. A huge and ferocious bear lives in the cabin, but is not there at the moment.
10. Masha enters the cabin and waits for the bear to return.
11. When the bear returns, he tries to attack Masha, but she manages to dodge him.
12. Masha offers to make fruit pies for the bear in exchange for not killing her.
13. The bear agrees and Masha becomes his prisoner, but she eventually escapes.
14. The story of Masha and the Bear was inspired by a real-life incident that occurred in Russia over 200 years ago.
15. A young girl named Masha was killed by a bear at a circus in a small town in Russia.
16. The incident was a tragedy and led to the killing of the bears.
17. The incident inspired the creation of a folk tale, which later became the basis for the cartoon series.