The Miser and the Waterfall

Once upon a time there was a wise old miser who lived in a cave behind a waterfall. As he neared the end of his life, he sent word into the nearby town that whoever could carry a clean milk-jug under the waterfall without getting water in it would have it filled with gold. The next day, many townsfolk lined up at the waterfall with their milk-jugs. Many carried them in bags, but as the miser could not see the jug passing under the waterfall they got no gold. Others carried them upside-down, but an upside-down jug could hold no gold either. One smart person had filled his jug with water and frozen it overnight so that no water from the waterfall could land in the jug. But a jug with frozen water couldn't hold gold. Another had filled his with axle grease but it could not be filled with gold as it was no longer clean. However one person had filled his jug with sweet clean honey. When he came through the waterfall no water could enter the jug, and as the gold was poured in, sweet honey overflowed for others to share and enjoy.
--A dream by Lionel Hartley, 2003