In one work, this character successfully stakes his life to win a mancala-style board game against a king sitting in a room (15[1])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])but (15[1])the witches are so impressed that they instead begin to assist this character. (-5[1])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 (10[1])climactic (10[1])battle, this character fires an arrow tipped with a cock’s spur. (10[2])This character, who first uses (10[1])the branch of a baobab tree to walk, (-5[1])was given (10[1])a griot companion by his father. After a return from exile, (-5[1])this character and his mother (10[1])Sogolon defeat the sorcerer Sumanguru. For 10 points, name this central character of an oral epic and founder of the Mali Empire. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[2])