The textbook clearly mentions that the author was so absorbed in playing gilli-danda that he would leave home early morning, climb trees to make gilli-danda, and forget about bathing and eating. This neglect of daily routines caused his family members, especially his father, to be angry. The father would sit on the chowka and vent his anger on the rotis. The author acknowledges that gilli was small but contained the sweetness of all sweets and joy of all spectacles, which explains his obsession with the game.