What the Man giveth - I (Or tale with a moral)

This has something to do with Economics as well as state.In part this is an extension of this post.

Once upon a time there was a country called Dharampur, which was ruled by DharamSingh, a most pious King and devotee of Lord Shiva, but whose citizen were all yatharthvaadis.

The King had only one sorrow, he was without a rightful heir to the throne.
As his old age loomed near, he grew more desperate. To seek a solution the pious King consulted the priests. He was advised that to propitiate Lord Shiva, the people must donate milk, which would be offered to the Lord, and hence it was announced throughout the Kingdom that all the citizens have to donate milk on a certain day at the temple.

On the appointed day, each and every citizen turned up to donate the milk.
King was delighted by the obedience of his subjects. However, when the storage vessel was opened, it had only water in it.

Apparently the citizens decided that their individual contribution will not be missed, which might have been correct if not for the fact that they were overwhelmingly pragmatic.