One of the popular multi-stories of director Aleksandr Ivanov.
In the film was applied an innovative artistic technique proposed by Yevgeniy Migunov - making the background with oil paints.
Filmed on the eponymous fable by Sergey Mikhalkov.
The animated film was repeatedly published on DVD in collections of cartoons, for example: "In the world of fables", DVD.
In 2001, the animation was restored and re-voiced by Studiya AS LLC and Children's Session 1 LLC.