The story goes that two friends were walking through thedesert. During the journey they had an argument, and one friend.slapped the other one in the face.
　　 The one who got slapped was hurt. But without sayinganything, he wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend slappedme in the face."
　　 They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where theydecided to take a bath. Unfortunately, the one who had beenslapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but thefriend saved him.