The gods are not to blamethe sight of disease-ridden beggars in the streets is giving the town a bad name, and the tourists are starting to stay away. if the director of public health and hygiene can get rid of them he will have done a great service to the health and economy of the nation - not to mention his own promotion prospects. a plan of military precision is put into action to rid the streets of these verminous scroungers.
but the beggars are organized, too.
they know that giving alms is a divine obligation and that allah's good will is vital to worldly promotion. so when the beggars withdraw their charitable service, the pious city civil servants and businessmen start to panic