The folk literature has great value as the material for social history. To know and understand the customs of the society, its totem and taboos, the folk literature remains the richest source. Kokborok folk songs speak the joys and sorrows of the people, while folk tales reveal the faith, beliefs and the values of the Tripuris. Twenty-six folk songs, twenty-one myths and tales, one hundred and two proverbs and one hundred riddles have been included in the compilation.