Kirikou and the sorceress / IZE-GANI ( The prodigy child), A Fantastic heroes of Zarma Tales The very famous animated film Kirikou and the sorceress by Michel ocelot is inspired by izegani, hero of the Zarma tales of Niger, whose achievements had been grouped together in two books (izegani volume 1 and izegani volume 2) by the nigérien writer boubou hama, Michel ocelot will be inspired by this book to create Kirikou. Michel Ocelot keeps only the beginning of the Zarma tale (the birth of Kirikou)