Other popular folktales also relate to the important role of the woman in Minangkabau society. In the "Cindua Mato" epic the woman is the source of wisdom, while in the "Sabai nan Aluih" she is more a doer than a thinker. "Cindua Mato" (Staring Eye) is about the traditions of Minangkabau royalty. The story involves a mythical Minangkabau queen, Bundo Kanduang, who embodies the behaviours prescribed by "adat". Cindua Mato, a servant of the queen, uses magic to defeat hostile outside forces and save the kingdom. "Sabai nan Aluih" (The genteel Sabai) is about a girl named Sabai who avenges the murder of her father by a powerful and evil ruler from a neighbouring village. After her father's death, her cowardly elder brother refuses to confront the murderer and so Sabai decides to take matters into her own hands. She seeks out the murderer and shoots him in revenge.