These seven hills of ascent, from the material to the spiritual,
from ANNAMAYA to ANANDA MAYA, comprehend the whole
philosophy of useful and wise living, and the child learns it with a
lilt, and no trace of tears. Here is another piece, now on ‘national
integration’;

And so on: the songs are many, and make a sweep of a variety
of emotions, Rasas, ethical imperatives, legendary and recent
history, everyday life, situations humorous and grave, anecdotage,
fabulistic diversions-all earth and heaven and the realm between.
The sublime is rendered in familiar terms, and the trivial is seen
at a slant to tremble with the undertones of serious intent. With
children’s songs, it is rather like shower in the sunshine, smiles
and tears teasing one another.

Contrary to the usual assumption that one who writes
for children should ‘stoop’ to their level, it is actually a question
of rising to THEIR much higher and purer levels of consciousness.
The four elements constituting the child’s birthright of instinctive or intuitive