In Goya's own words, the scene depicts some young people who have, “gone out to the country to fly a kite.” The couples that appear behind the main group show that this subject is a pretext allowing the painter to represent the flirting and gallantry inherent in Majo society. This was a customary argument in other series by Goya, such as the etchings from his Caprichos.

This is one of the cartoons for tapestries on everyday subjects intended to hang in the dining room of the Prince and Princess of Asturias at El Escorial.