The plot of the cartoon and the songs from it are based on the eponymous poem by the well-known children's writer and poet Sergey Kozlov, and the poems of Oleg Anofriev.
Songs in the cartoon: "We came to the port today", "Loaders", "Tanker", "Cutter", "Walk", "Song of the Crane Operator", "Forest Carrier", "About the Lion", "Dolphins".
Oleg Anofriev said in an interview that Louis Armstrong was the vocal prototype of the Bear carrier (the "Timber" number), and Tom Jones was the captain of the tanker (the "Tanker" number).
There is an extended soundtrack with songs not included in the cartoon, 19 minutes long.
2005 - The animated film was released in cartoon collection on DVD "Like a Lion and a Turtle Sang a Song," distributor: "Close-up."