Sundiata Summary Sparknotes

In the story, “ Sundiata,” by D.T. Niane, the writer gives the readers a story that gives off a theme of destiny because of the prophecy that is followed by Sundiata. Nare Maghan was shocked about the prophecy of Sundiata and thought,” Could it be that the stiff jointed son of Sogolon was the one the hunter soothsayer had foretold?” (Niane, 3) Sundiata was a boy who never walked and when a soothsayer told Sundiata’s father Nare Maghan that his son would become the right hand of the King, he was shocked. He didn’t believe that a son who never walked would become a King. Nare Maghan visited a blind old blacksmith named Nounfairi, the old man said,” When the seed germinates growth is not always easy; great trees grow slowly but they plunge their