The animated film teaches children how good always responds with good. The stove, the apple tree and the river, which Masha helps out of pity, save her on the way back from the swan geese.
The animated film features a plain river, and in the original it was milky with honey.
In the original, the main character refused to help the characters. Therefore, the only one who helped her was a hedgehog, and in the film each new hero contributed to a happy ending.
In the original (retelling of Aleksander Afanasyev) Baba Yaga distracted the boy - gave him to play with golden apples, and not just sit on the bench. In the interpretation of Aleksey Tolstoy, the apples were silver.
In the film, the main character herself takes her brother. In the original (Aleksey Tolstoy's processing) the mouse helps her.