The edifying short story by Miguel de Cervantes was illustrated by G. Spirin. Illustrator Gennady Spirin was born in Moscow. He received a classical art education at a school at the Academy of Arts and at the Moscow Institute. S. G. Stroganova. At various times, he won five gold medals from the Society of Illustrators of New York, the Golden Apple at the Illustration Biennale in Bratislava, and first prizes at international fairs in Bologna and Barcelona. Books with illustrations by Gennady Spirin were four times included in the top ten best illustrated books of the year according to The New York Times.