At the Last Minute

A young boy and his doting grandmother were walking along the sea shore when a
huge wave appeared out of nowhere, sweeping the child out to sea. The horrified
woman fell to her knees, raised her eyes to the heavens and begged the Lord to
return her beloved grandson. And, lo, another wave reared up and deposited the
stunned child on the sand before her.
The grandmother looked the boy over carefully. He was fine. But still she
stared up angrily toward the heavens. "When we came," she snapped indignantly,
"he had a hat!"