The Emperor and R. Gamliel dispute and the Emperor says "God is a thief, He threw Adam into a sleep and then stole a rib from him." The daughter of the Emperor replies, "He is a fine thief. Would you call a man a thief who stole two earthen cups from you and replaced them by golden ones?"
The Emperor's Daughter Defends the Rib of Adam
Gaster, The Exempla of the Rabbis (1924), no. 55