Answer:
The whole story revolved around the prophecy given by the soothsayer.
Step-by-step explanation:
- In the story "Sundiata", Maghan Kon Fatta, father of Sundiata, took heed to the words of the soothsayer prophesying about his yet to be born son, Sundiata, and how his son would rule the lands of Mali with greatness and glory.
- In fact, the people of Mali and Niani would usually consult the soothsayers of Sangaran and believed everything they said.
- Though king Maghan Kon Fatta was impatient and sometimes disappointed with his stiff-legged son, he always believed that his son Sundiata would rise up to be the greatest ruler of Mali if the prophecy was true.
- It shows that king Maghan Kon Fatta truly took heed of the soothsayer's words as well as his griot Gnankouman Doua firmly believed that Sundiata was 'the lion child'.