Both of the stories are about the world being out there for you and just chill out but sometimes you have to do some work and then summer is waiting for you and it has just begun.
In the stories, one is about a guy and his friends having school but that was his last day of school and then summer is waiting for him but in the other story it is different because it's about an animal born into the world and he was born in a cage and he was treated badly.
Both of these stories are about happiness because they are enjoying their lives right now but expect for the animal