When I first heard about Sundiata: An Epic of old Mali. I wonder what the story is going to be epic.By reading the first page it seems to be first person narration of story because The epic of Sundiata is told by griot a story teller Djeli manadou  He begins with details of Sundiata’s ancestors, as the force of history is important in the tale of the man whose victory will create the Mali Empire. I found that most this region follow muslim religion. Sundiata’s father Maghan  was king of the city of Niani. One day, a soothsaying hunter foretells that he will produce a great ruler through the marriage of an ugly woman.  I mean that kind of surprising like some people predict a future. Later, two hunters bring a woman and that was Sogolon.  The king takes Sogolon for his wife, but she refuses to let him consummate the marriage until magic powers help him to rid her of a wraith (spirit) that was making her resistant. Sundiata is conceived. I don’t like how he is very desperate or obsess for slogan. Like the way he force to Sologan to have a sex with him and uses black magic.  I feel very sorry for her because she is powerless. Late I believe Through Sologan Sundiata was born. I don’t like how Sassouma send sundial and his mother to exile  is insecure about slogan because for king prophecy  and frightened her own son will lose his control, the queen. I don’t know whether it is true or false story but it is quite interesting.

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