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3b.From Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali by D.T. Niane
3b.How do the soothsayers' predictions affect the king's view of Mari Djata?
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3b.How do the soothsayers' predictions affect the king's view of Mari Djata?
THe Soothsayer tells the King a great ruler will be born through the marriage of an ugly woman. The King, although not attracted to her, does treat her as the mother of the next king.