The 5th film made by the duo of Pekar and Popov. Very strong influence of the American UPA "limited animation" style here. Reminds me of some other films in a similar style made around the same time (e.g. Anatoliy Petrov's First). Sort of a wacky Looney Tunes-style film made mainly to entertain and without any real lesson (unless it's "be kind to animals", I guess?). I much prefer the film they made immediately after this one (Umka), which is a real classic.