Zoputan Stickman, (1473, 1566) was a builder in Ouagadougou.
Zoputan believed in Animism.
Financially, she was well under average. She had struggles to meet ends every other week. She lived as an outcast. To tell the truth, in Ouagadougou, she gained the trust or the friendship of no one. People saw Zoputan as cultivated, eager to read and learn when possible, and mastering writing, which she did for friends. She was force of nature, and people saw in their body and beauty the incarnation of a god. She was iron-willed, achieving any goal she set.
Zoputan, 67 years old, builder, became the new leader of the family.
Aged 82, Zoputan wanted to find the love of her live and marry. She began to look for a suitable spouse in Ouagadougou. Zoputan fell in love with Rahotep, a monstrous looking man, 26 years old, a prostitute. Both married and lived together from now on. The same day, Zoputan spend time to flatter the powerful.
Aged 93, Zoputan looked for a child to adopt. Zoputan found a tall boy named Habtamu left alone. Habtamu became part of the family from now on. At the same time, Zoputan began to set a very strict planning of her days.