Along the journey, the two of them compose kyogen verses (satirical tanka (poem consisting of thirty-one syllables) verses) and create puns and jokes, play pranks, repeatedly making mistakes and creating a riot wherever they go.
道中の二人は、狂歌・駄洒落・冗談をかわし合い、いたずらを働き失敗を繰り返し、行く先々で騒ぎを起こす。