The crux of the story is that the sun is up in the sky and why is Amma still sleeping?
From one stand-point, this is a very small, simple story that tries to capture a very small slice of time-frame and space. But if you read it again after a while, some hazy images start emerging in your mind. For instance, a woman sleeping till late on a Sunday, and that too when all the others in the household—children and adults alike—are already awake, but this woman is sleeping like a log!