Japanese crossword «Lion and turtle»

The picture is cute enough but I want to understand where the idea comes from. Why is a lion riding a turtle with bug eyes?

Seguro que el león no tenia prisa, o tiene una espina en la pata.

That's one small lion or one biiig turtle. Is this from a story?

It is from a story. Google lion and turtle and it shows pictures that resemble this one.

Very imaginative

Nice Russian animation. Thanks!

very interesting, thank you