Nasruddin thanks God that camels don't have wings: they would land on the roofs and break all our roof tiles.
Notes: In different versions, Nasruddin imagines different dangers from flying camels.
Here's my short version:
Nasruddin was giving a sermon. "I give thanks to God for the things he created!"
Then he added, "And I give thanks to God for the things he did not create."
His audience looked at him in confusion, so he gave an example. "I give thanks to God that he did not create camels with wings."
His audience still looked confused, so he explained. "Just imagine all the damage they would do, landing on the roof tops, breaking all the roof tiles and pooping in the chimneys!"
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