What is Thabaton?
'''Thabaton''' or '''Thaba''' is a girl in [[Meitei folktales]]. She was loved and cared by her seven elder brothers. When her brothers were not at home, she was taken away by [[Keibu Keioiba]]. Her kidnapper was a tiger headed man. She lived with him for some time. Later, her brothers came and saved her from the Keibu Keioiba.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Moirangthem Kirti |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ |title=Folk Culture of Manipur |date=1993 |publisher=Manas Publications |isbn=978-81-7049-063-0 |page=14 |language=en |author-link=Moirangthem Kirti Singh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Regunathan |first=Sudhamahi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfDNm96yCPIC&q=thabaton+lovingly+thaba&pg=PA49 |title=Folk Tales of the North-East |date=2005 |publisher=[[Children's Book Trust]] |isbn=978-81-7011-967-8 |page=49 |language=en |quote=She was called Thabaton and was the youngest sister of seven brothers who lovingly called her Thaba.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=PhD |first=Patricia Monaghan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cj5OAwAAQBAJ&dq=thabaton&pg=PA127 |title=Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines |date=2014 |publisher=[[New World Library]] |isbn=978-1-60868-218-8 |page=127 |language=en |author-link=Patricia Monaghan}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Stub}} [[Category:Legendary Meitei people]]