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Sundiata's father, husband to Sassouma, Sogolon, and Namandjé. Maghan Kon Fatta is described as very handsome and a good king. He often sits with his court and his griot, Gnankouman Doua, under the large silk-cotton tree in Niani and listens to stories. He places a great deal of importance in the hunter's prophecy regarding Sundiata, although Maghan is often impatient to see proof that the prophecy will come to fruition.
Maghan Kon Fatta Quotes in Sundiata
The Sundiata quotes below are all either spoken by Maghan Kon Fatta or refer to Maghan Kon Fatta. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Buffalo Woman
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The silk-cotton tree springs from a tiny seed—that which defies the tempest weighs in its germ no more than a grain of rice. Kingdoms are like trees; some will be silk-cotton trees, others will remain dwarf palms and the powerful silk-cotton tree will cover them with its shade.
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The child will be the seventh star, the seventh conqueror of the earth. He will be more mighty than Alexander.
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Soothsayers see far ahead, their words are not always for the immediate present; man is in a hurry but time is tardy and everything has its season.
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Childhood
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The child, as if he had understood the whole meaning of the king's words, beckoned Balla Fasséké to approach. He made room for him on the hide he was sitting on and then said, “Balla, you will be my griot.”
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Maghan Kon Fatta Quotes in Sundiata
The Sundiata quotes below are all either spoken by Maghan Kon Fatta or refer to Maghan Kon Fatta. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Buffalo Woman
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The silk-cotton tree springs from a tiny seed—that which defies the tempest weighs in its germ no more than a grain of rice. Kingdoms are like trees; some will be silk-cotton trees, others will remain dwarf palms and the powerful silk-cotton tree will cover them with its shade.
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The child will be the seventh star, the seventh conqueror of the earth. He will be more mighty than Alexander.
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Soothsayers see far ahead, their words are not always for the immediate present; man is in a hurry but time is tardy and everything has its season.
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Childhood
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The child, as if he had understood the whole meaning of the king's words, beckoned Balla Fasséké to approach. He made room for him on the hide he was sitting on and then said, “Balla, you will be my griot.”
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