In one work, this character successfully stakes his life to win a mancala-style board game against a king sitting in a room of beautiful swords. One woman’s fear about the popularity of this character leads her to summon a group of nine witches to kill him, (15[2]-5[1])but the witches are so impressed that they instead begin to assist this character. This character, who was introduced to Western audiences through (*) Djibirl Tamsir Niane’s 1960 translation of one work, is born after his father makes a promise to marry an ugly maiden. (10[1])In a climactic battle, this character fires (-5[1])an arrow tipped with a cock’s spur. This character, (10[1])who first uses (10[1])the branch (10[1])of a baobab tree to walk, (10[2])was (10[1])given (10[1])a (10[1])griot (10[1])companion by his father. (10[2])After a return from exile, this character and his mother (10[1])Sogolon (10[1])defeat the sorcerer Sumanguru. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this central character (-5[1])of an oral epic and founder of the Mali Empire. (10[1])■END■ (10[5]0[2])