They stole a silver jug, but in its place they left one made of gold

From A Treasury of Jewish Folklore by Nathan Ausubel.

God’s Delicacy

The Emperor once said to Rabbi Gamaliel, “Your God is a thief! Why did he make Adam fall asleep and then steal a rib from him?”

The Emperor’s daughter interrupted and said to Rabbi Gamaliel, “Let me answer my father.” Then turning to the Emperor, she said, “Call a judge!”

“What do you need a judge for?” the Emperor asked in surprise.

“Thieves entered my apartment at night,” the Princess replied. “They stole a silver jug, but in its place they left one made of gold.”

“May such robberies occur every night!” laughed the Emperor.

“Well then,” cried the Princess. “Didn’t such good fortune happen to Adam? God stole from him a rib, but in its place he left him a devoted wife.”

“In my opinion,” rejoined the Emperor, “it was wrong of God to make Adam fall asleep. If he wanted to take his rib he shouldn’t have done it stealthily.”

“Father!” cried the Princess. “Order that a chunk of meat be brought.”

Wonderingly, the Emperor did as she asked.

The Princess then took the raw meat and in the presence of her father, put it into the hot ashes to roast. When it was ready for serving she said to him, “There now, father, eat the meat!”

But the Emperor shuddered with disgust and refused to eat. He had first seen the meat when it was raw and after that, when it was still covered with ashes.

“It nauseates me!” he cried.

“There you see!” said the Princess triumphantly. “Had Adam been awake and seen how God cut out his rib and created a woman from it he would have forever been nauseated at the sight of her.”