Firstly, I am going to talk about the role of griot in historical account. In the beginning of this story, the author introduces as a griot. In the aspect of history, Griots are really important since they derive knowledge, history, and stories from fathers and then impart them to the next generation. The story of Sundiata, who was the great among kings of Mali, is spread from griots’ mouth to mouth. In other words, without these griots, lots of precious historical stories, such as the story of Sundiata, cannot be known to future generations.
Secondly, I am going to talk about the story of this first king of Mali. One day a hunter tells Sundiata’s father that he must get marry with an ugly buffalo woman and this woman is going to give the king