Kolobok (Cyrillic...

Kolobok (Cyrillic: колобок) is the main character of an East Slavic national fairy tale about the round fried bread suddenly comes to life and escapes from the home of granny and grandpa. The fairy tale is prevalent in Slavic regions in a number of variations. A similar fairy tale with a pancake rolling off has also been recorded in German and Nordic regions. The plot is similar to The Gingerbread Man in English tradition.