Moral for Cricket's Place: Cricket learned he should always listen to his family and do his chores, and living alone without discipline has its consequences.
Cricket and Gramma's subplot in Volunteer Tilly is reminiscent of the fairy tale The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Moral for Volunteer Tilly: Tilly learned even if she loves something, she must let it go. Cricket and Gramma also learned not to play pranks on others so much or they won't believe them even when they tell the truth.