Why was sundiata scorned as a young boy

Sundiata Keita was the founder of the Mali Empire. Before founding the Mali Empire, Sundiata was the chief of a small and obscure Mandinka tribe within the Ghana Empire. With the decline of the Ghana Empire during the 13th century AD, Sundiata seized the opportunity to increase his power, and eventually subdued the Ghana Empire, turning it into one of his vassals. Much of what we know about Sundiata’s life is derived from oral tradition, in particular one that is known as the Epic of Sundiata.

Sundiata was scorned as a young boy for walking as an animal using his arms and legs alike.

"At the age of three he still crawled along on all-fours while children of the same age were already walking. He had nothing of the great beauty of his father Nard Maghan"

So, the final answer to this question is:

for walking as an animal using his arms and legs,

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