The animated film is based on the fairy tale by Vitaliy Bianki.
Episode with a hawk and a dispute over chicks - a reference to another story by Vitaliy Bianki "Whose nose is better".
In 2001, the animation was restored and re-voiced by Studiya AS LLC and Children's Session 1 LLC.
In the early 1990s, the animated film was released on videotapes by the Close-up Film Association, and later by the mid-1990s - in the VHS-collection "The Best Soviet Cartoons" Studio PRO Video.
In 2001, the film was restored and released on DVDs in two versions: original with Dolby Mono sound, and re-sounded with Dolby Surround 5.1 sound.