Provide evidence for the lesson the characters learn in "Don't Count Your Chickens" and "The Swallow and the PumpkinSeed"
In "Don't Count Your Chickens," the character of the farmer learns the lesson to not be presumptuous and count his chickens before they hatch. This is evidenced by the fact that he is so confident in the outcome of his efforts to try and prove the rumor wrong that he starts planning on what he will do with the money from selling the feathers of the chickens. However, when he realizes that the rumor was true and the feathers have all fallen out, he is left with nothing but embarrassment.
In "The Swallow and the Pumpkin Seed," the character of the swallow learns the lesson to not judge or underestimate others. This lesson is evident when the swallow mocks the humble pumpkin seed and believes it to be insignificant compared to him, a grand and majestic bird. However, in the end, it is the small pumpkin seed that saves the swallow's life by growing into a pumpkin plant and providing shelter from the cold winter, while the swallow is left freezing and regretting his arrogance.