A Hundred Camels

As US tourists in Israel, a man and his wife were sitting outside a Bethlehem souvenir shop, waiting for fellow tourists. An Arab salesman approached them carrying belts.

After an impassioned sales talk yielded no results, he asked where they were from.

- America - the husband replied.

Looking at her dark hair and olive skin, the Arab responded.

- She's not from the States.

- Yes I am. - said the wife. He looked at her and asked:

- Is he your husband?

- Yes. - she replied.

Turning to the husband, he offered.....

- I'll give you 100 camels for her.

The husband looked stunned, and there was a long silence. Finally he replied:

- she's not for sale.

After the salesman left, the somewhat indignant wife asked her husband what took him so long to answer, to which the husband replied:

- I was trying to figure out how to get 100 camels back home.