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.