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The Korean Studies Advancement Center offers a variety of K-Story content for free, accessible across time and space. We hope this helps children around the world experience Korean culture, sentiment, and learn the Korean language. Now, let’s open the "Dorandoran Story Grandma's Bag of Stories"

StoryVideos

Enjoy Korea's traditional stories told by a lovely storyteller grandmother through video content. Explore various storytelling and performance videos. Multilingual services are available.

StoryBooks

Experience Korean traditional stories in e-book format. You can read the stories and listen to them as well. Multilingual versions are available for download.

StoryResources

Enjoy stories with fun activity sheets featuring Korean language and culture, based on story maps. Multilingual versions are available for download.

Playground

Join in games that unfold within the stories.

Encyclopedia

Learn about Korea's traditional culture featured in these old tales. Check out interesting cultural elements within an encyclopedia related to the stories.

Hong Seom, the Boy Who Saved His Father with a Frog

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Story Introduction

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Theme: Wisdom

Summary: Have you ever overcome fear and acted courageously? Young Hong Seom wisely saved his father from a dangerous situation. Would you like to find out what wisdom Hong Seom used to save his beloved father?

You can enjoy stories in various languages.

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