The king's wife, Sogolon, had a son who couldn't walk. The people said mean things about Djata and the kids wouldn't play with him. Sassouma, the king's first wife, didn't like Sogolon and her son because she wanted her own son to be next king. Sogolon had a girl and the king wanted a boy, so he made her leave. The king went to the blind old man to talk about next king. He told Djata that he will become the next king, and the king died. The people didn't believe what Doua said about next king, so they made Soussama's son king. Djata's mother was crying and told her to be happy because he was going to walk today. Djata told Balla to bring a special iron rod. It took six people to bring the rod to Djata, but he picked it up with one hand. He
