Russian folklore/fairytale expertise needed

[Andrew Kaufman]

In his biography on Tolstoy, Maxim Gorky compares the relations between 
Tolstoy and God to the  legend of "two bears in one den."

Can somebody identify which fairy tale or other cultural legend that 
reference comes from?

You may respond offline to akaufman at virginia.edu

Thanks

Andy Kaufman
Lecturer
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Virginia

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