Question

When the Mande women were told about it,

They gathered together again under the Mande baobab tree.

They said, "It is one thing to give birth to a son,
And another thing for him to survive."
What did they do again?
Through sorcery they stretched the tendons of his two feet.
They confined him to the ground.

What can the reader most likely conclude about the Mande women?

Answer 1

Answer: C) The sisters are envious that Ma Sogolon gave birth to a healthy boy.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the Mande women heard that Ma Sogolon had given birth to a boy who had survived and was healthy, they gathered together and bemoaned the fact that Ma Sogolon not only gave birth to a boy, but that the boy had also survived.

They then used sorcery on the boy to make him confined to the ground. This shows that they were so envious of Ma Sogolon such that they plotted and took the boy's ability to walk.