Verse 24: Adults shut curiosity down
24. Adults shut curiosity down
விண்ணை விழியால் விழுங்கிநின்ற பிள்ளைக்கண்மண்ணடைத்தார் மூத்தோர் தமக்கு
vinnai vizhiyaal vizhunginindra pillaikkanmannadaithaar moothor thamakku
A child stood swallowing the sky with its eyes; the elders packed those eyes with earth, to suit themselves.
mannadaithal, to stop up with earth, is also what is done in filling a grave.