I think you may be on to something here, @josephzizys.
It seems that the connection between these two parables lies in the antagonists’ following their own volition, no longer satisfied with just adhering to Anuruddha’s requests, and going beyond what he found “agreeable.” I think in contemporary times we would call this “setting boundaries.”
One must be very vigilant indeed when engaging the wily “deities” of the sensuous realms.
(Though, if you ask me, Venerable Anuruddha was being a bit of a tease.)