give me the story of the Epic of Soundiata?
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In the Epic of Sundiata (also spelled Son-Jara), Naré Maghann Konaté (also called Maghan Kon Fatta or Maghan the Handsome) was a Mandinka king who one day received a divine hunter at his court. The hunter predicted that if Konaté married an ugly woman, she would give him a son who would one day be a mighty king. Naré Maghann Konaté was already married to Sassouma Berté and had a son by her, Dankaran Toumani Keïta. However, when two Traoré hunters from the Do kingdom presented him an ugly, hunchbacked woman named Sogolon, he remembered the prophecy and married her. She soon gave birth to a son, Sundiata Keita, who was unable to walk throughout his childhood.\n\nWith the death of Naré Maghann Konaté (c. 1218), his first son, Dankaran Tuman, assumed the throne despite Konaté's wishes that the prophecy be respected. Sunjata and his mother, who now had given birth to two daughters and adopted a second son from Konaté's third wife Namandjé, suffered the scorn of the new king and his mother. After an insult against Sogolon, Sundiata requested an iron rod from the blacksmith Nounfari, which he used to pull himself upright and walk for the first time. Nonetheless, the hatred of Sassouma Berté and Dankaran Toumani Keita soon drove Sundiata, his mother, and his two sisters into exile in the Mena kingdom.\n\nMeanwhile, Soumaoro Kanté, cruel sorceror king of Sosso, attacks the Mandinka kingdom, causing Dankaran Toumani Keita to take flight in fear. The oppressed Mandinka people now send for the exiled Sundiata. Forging a coalition of neighboring small kingdoms, Sundiata wages war against the Sosso, finally defeating Soumaoro Kanté at the Battle of Kirina (c. 1240). Soumaoro Kanté disappears in the Koulikoro mountains, and Sundiata assumes the title "Mansa," "king of kings," as the first ruler of the Mali Empire.\n\nMansa\nSundiata Keita established his capital at his home village of Niani, Mali, near the present-day Malian border with Guinea. Though was a Muslim, Sundiata also exploited local religion, building a reputation as a man of powerful magic.\n\nSundiata was not an absolute monarch, despite what the title implies. Though he probably wielded popular authority, the Mali Empire was reportedly run like a federation, with each tribe having a chief representative at the court. The first tribes were Mandinka clans of Traore, Kamara, Koroma, Konde, and of course Keita. The tribal council was in charge of checking the Mansa's power, enforcing his edicts among their people, and selecting the successor (usually the Mansa's brother or sister's son).\n\nSundiata Keita died in 1255, probably of drowning. Tradition holds that he died while crossing the Sankarini river, where a shrine remains today. He had three sons who succeeded him to the throne of the Mali Empire: Mansa Wali Keita, Ouati Keita and Khalifa Keita. The famous West African ruler Mansa Musa is his grandnephew.\n\nSundiata is possibly identical with Marijata, also celebrated as founder of Mali empire in one or more pieces of oral history recorded by the Arab historian Ibn Khaldun in the late 14th century.-
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the quest of the Golden Toadstool. Anyone knows anything about this story? I think my student may have copie? \nI gave an assignment and one student turned in a story about a gnome a golden toadstool and a dragon. The gnome keeps the toadstool in the forest. The dragon takes it away, destroying the forest. The gnome goes and finds the dragon, kills it and returns the toadstool to the forest and the toadstool being magical puts the forest back together. \nThere is no way this student wrote this picture story book.\nThanks for any help!
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Here is a link:\n\nhttp://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/tabs/this_magic_moment.html
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The Iliad\nhttp://pd.sparknotes.com/lit/iliad/\n\nThe Odyssey\nhttp://pd.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/
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You could read some here:\nhttp://www.readmanga.com/index.php
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where the story takes place
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http://www.militaryheritage.com/sound.htm
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I'm going to say Dimmu Borgir. Cradle of Filth sometimes sounds to contrived. But they're both really good.
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Hello again....\n\nI was always intrigued by the story of the Minotaur and the great Labrynth of Knossos....or was it Crete, nope that was the king, I believe....anyway, I digress...\n\nThe story of Perseus and Medusa also struck a chord - as a girl I was busting to have a horse just like Pegasus.\n\nThe first movie I ever went to see (that I remember) was Clash of the Titans and I don't think I ever got over the romance of it all......
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http://www.vroma.org/~hwalker/VRomaCatullus/Catullus.html\ngo through this link
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Is this the story you're looking for?\n\nhttp://our.homewithgod.com/holyspirittemple/hummingbird.htm
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:)\n\nNow I'm guessing your teacher really wants your opinion. (not mine) But here.....let me help you get started....ok here we go:\n\nDid the story sound like a myth? Perhaps it was an explanation that the people of the time created because they didn't have science and technology to explain things. Perhaps it was a tale passed down from generation to generation that was embellished along the way. \n\nIn your paper, tell what your true opinion is of the story and why people created such a tale. \n\ngood luck.....you can do this!!
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Do you remember the battle of Jericho. they used sound to destroy a city. I'm sure it was quit annoying before the walls a came tumblin. This is appropriate. Why? Because we ARE the champions. :-)
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I think ur talking about: \n\nDragon: The Bruce Lee Story
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The many versions of creation stories are probsbly the easiest ones to find.  Also Santa/St.Nicholas stories should be easy.  I can't refer you to books by name, but many fairy tales particularly have several versions.\n\nLittle Red Riding Hood is a tale that has changed a lot in its history and development.  There are a number of versions of Beauty and the Beast - I guess even Shrek is a version of it.  The Twelve Dancing Princesses is another that has many versions.\n\nThe websites I've attached should help you.  Good luck with this project.
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Try this but you have to listen to it:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5283527
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Did you see the Wikipedia article on Epics?