TinyStories: How Small Can Language Models Be and Still Speak Coherent English?
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Once upon a time, there was a bug named Tim. Tim was a competitive bug. He loved to race with his friends. One day, Tim and his friend, Sam, decided to have a race.
"Ready, set, go!" said Sam. They ran and ran as fast as they could. Tim and Sam were very close, but Tim wanted to win. He tried to run faster.
As they ran... |
Once upon a time, in a big sea, there was a shark. The shark liked to roar. One day, the shark saw a small fish. The small fish was frightened. The shark wanted to be friends with the fish, but the fish swam away.
The shark was sad. He did not want the fish to be frightened. The shark thought, "I will not roar anymore.... |
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mia. Mia loved to sing. She had a microphone and would sing all day. She wanted to be successful and make many friends with her singing.
One day, Mia saw the sun rise and had an idea. She would sing a song about the sun. She thought everyone would love it. So, Mia sang in... |
Once upon a time, there lived a princess. She had many beautiful toys, but her favorite was a box full of jewelry. Every day she would take out the box and admire all of the sparkly things inside.
One day, something special happened. As the princess opened the box, a magical fairy suddenly appeared! The fairy was weari... |
Once upon a time, there was a famous pet cat named Kitty. Kitty did a bad thing one day. Kitty felt regret.
Kitty said to her friend, Doggy, "I am sorry for the bad thing I did. I feel regret."
Doggy said, "It is okay, Kitty. We all do bad things sometimes. We learn from them."
Kitty and Doggy played together and had f... |
Once upon a time, there was a little girl. She found a penny on the ground one day and she was very excited. She loved pennies!
So she went home with the penny and put it on the kitchen table. She wanted to do something special with it.
Then she had a great idea. She would use the penny to buy an ice cream! She jumped ... |
One day, a little duck named Ducky went to the river. The river was big and gloomy. Ducky was sad because he wanted to swim, but he was scared of the big, gloomy river.
Ducky was about to quit and go home when he saw a tiny fish. The tiny fish said, "Hi, I am Fins! I can help you swim in the river. Don't quit, Ducky!" ... |
Once there was a cute shark named Tim. Tim loved swimming around in the ocean. He'd make big circles and say hello to all the other sea creatures. Every day he'd find something new and exciting in the ocean.
One day, Tim saw something he had never seen before. It was a big, fluffy white cloud in the sky. He swam up to ... |
One day, a little girl named Suzy was walking in her garden. She saw a lemon tree with a big yellow lemon on it. Suzy was so happy because she loved lemons. She wanted to pick the lemon, but she was careless and fell down. Suzy started to cry.
Her mom heard her cry and came running. "What happened, Suzy?" her mom asked... |
Once upon a time, there was a generous man. He loved all animals. One day, he saw a bird in a birdcage. The bird was sad. The man wanted to help the bird.
The man gave food and water to the bird. He wanted to provide a good home for the bird. The bird became happy. The man thought he should let the bird go free.
The ma... |
Once upon a time there was a little boy who loved to eat squash. Every day he would sneak into the garden to pick and eat as much squash as he could find.
One day, when the little boy was picking a squash, he heard a loud rumbling noise coming from the sky. He looked up and saw a giant storm cloud rolling in. The litt... |
Once upon a time, there was a little fish named Fin. Fin had a long tail that he liked to wave in the water. One day, while swimming with his friends, he saw a big net coming towards them.
"Oh no!" said Fin. "We need to escape!" So Fin and his friends swam as fast as they could to get away from the net. They swam and s... |
Once upon a time, there was a big park. In the park, there was a gym. Kids liked to play there. One day, a polite boy named Tim went to the gym to play.
While Tim was playing, a big red ball came out of nowhere. It was unexpected! Tim was surprised, but he wanted to find out where the ball came from. He looked around t... |
Joey was a little boy. He was only three years old. He loved to explore and discover new things. One day he was walking through his neighborhood and he noticed a very open door. He pointed at the door and said "What's in there?" He was so curious.
Just then, an old lady walked out of the open door. She had a warm smil... |
One day, a tall boy named Tim went for a walk. He saw a small girl trying to get a ball from a tree. The ball was stuck high up in the branches. Tim wanted to help the small girl, so he reached up with his long arms and got the ball down. The small girl was very happy.
Tim and the small girl started to play with the ba... |
One day, a little bunny named Bob was hopping in the forest. He liked to hop and play with his friends. But today, he felt troubled. He saw his friend, the squirrel, looking sad.
Bob hopped over to the squirrel and asked, "Why are you sad?" The squirrel said, "I can't find my nuts. I had a big bag, but now it is gone."... |
Tom and Sue are friends. They like to play in the farm. They see many animals and plants. They see corn. Corn is yellow and tall. They want to pick some corn.
"Can we pick some corn?" Tom asks Sue.
"Yes, let's pick some corn. Corn is yummy." Sue says.
They run to the corn field. They pick some corn. They are happy. The... |
Once upon a time, there was a big bear. The bear had a deep hole. He liked to keep all his things in it. One day, he found a bottle. The bottle was very pretty. The bear put the bottle in his deep hole.
The bear had a friend, a little bird. The bird saw the bottle in the deep hole. The bird wanted to play with the bott... |
One day, a bossy angel came to play with a little girl named Lily. The angel had a magic power to freeze things. Lily and the angel played with toys and had fun. But soon, the angel wanted to play with all the toys and did not want to share with Lily. This made Lily sad.
Lily tried to tell the angel that they should sh... |
Once upon a time, there was a sleepy cat named Tom. Tom loved to take long naps under the warm sun. One day, he saw a big skeleton. The skeleton was not scary. It was funny and nice.
The skeleton wanted to gain a friend. Tom thought, "Why not be friends with the skeleton?" So, Tom and the skeleton played together. They... |
One day, a little boy named Tim went to the train station with his mom. They wanted to see the enormous train. Tim was very excited.
When they got to the station, they saw the enormous train. It was big and long. Tim's mom told him to listen. He heard the train go "choo choo" and it made him happy.
Tim and his mom watc... |
Once upon a time, in a cheerful village, there lived a little girl named Lily. She loved to play outside with her friends. One sunny day, after the rain stopped, they saw a beautiful rainbow in the sky.
Lily and her friends wanted to find the end of the rainbow. They decided to follow it together. They walked and walke... |
Once upon a time, there was a parade. It was like no other parade! Everyone was so excited.
The parade had lots of people, music and colours. Afterwards, the people had an idea. They decided to record it so they could remember the special day.
Using their cameras, they took lots of pictures of the parade. They also use... |
Jimmy was a brave little boy. He liked to explore and dreamed of one day discovering something unknown.
One day, he decided to take a walk in the woods near his home. He began to run and jump over logs. Suddenly, he noticed a zigzag path leading to an unknown destination.
Jimmy followed the path, feeling curious and ex... |
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cindy. She loved to play in the garden. One day she was playing with her arrows. She was sorting the arrows by colour and size.
Suddenly, Cindy saw something deep in the garden! It was a big pile of leaves on the ground. She was very excited. She wanted to find out what was hid... |
Anna wanted to be a fairy for the party. She had a dress with sparkles and wings with feathers. But she needed a wand to make magic. She asked her mom to help her.
Mom said, "We can make a wand with a stick and some paper. But we need to measure the stick first. Can you help me?"
Anna nodded and smiled. She liked to he... |
Once upon a time, there was a unique cat named Kitty. Kitty loved to play all day. One day, Kitty found a big, soft mattress. The mattress was so much fun to jump on!
Kitty's friend, Puppy, saw Kitty playing on the mattress. Puppy wanted to play too. So, both Kitty and Puppy jumped and played on the mattress together. ... |
Once upon a time, in a small house, there lived a little girl named Lily and her adorable cat named Paws. They loved to play together all day long. Paws was very good at hiding, and Lily always had fun trying to find him.
One day, Paws was hiding so well that Lily could not find him anywhere. She looked under the bed, ... |
Once upon a time, there was a lazy cat named Bob. Bob loved to sleep all day and never wanted to help. One sunny day, Bob was sleeping under a big tree. A little bird was in the tree, trying to make a nest. The bird needed help, but lazy Bob just wanted to sleep.
Then, something unexpected happened. A big wind came and... |
Mama and Lucy were very happy. They had been looking for treasure all day. It was so much fun!
"Do you think we will find treasure?" Lucy asked.
"I think so," Mama replied. "Let's keep looking."
Mama and Lucy kept on searching, and eventually they found a big box. Mama said they should attach it to their wagon.
When ... |
One day, a little girl called Emma was taking a walk in the woods. As she walked, she stumbled upon a rare cricket. Being curious, she tried to catch it with her hands, but the cricket quickly hopped away.
"I didn't manage to catch it!" said Emma, feeling sad.
Suddenly, she heard a voice coming from behind a bush.
"Do... |
One day, a little boy named Tim found a big circle on the ground. The circle was calm and did not move. Tim looked at the circle and saw that it had numbers inside. He wanted to learn about the numbers, so he called his friend Sue.
"Hey Sue, come and see this circle with numbers!" said Tim. Sue came running and looked ... |
One day, a little boy named Tim went to visit a new place with his mom. They walked and walked until they found a big park. Tim was very happy to play there. In the park, he saw a small, helpless bird on the ground. Tim wanted to help the bird.
"Mom, look at the bird! Can we help it?" Tim asked. His mom said, "Yes, we ... |
One day, a big rhinoceros was walking down the path. The sun was shining and the sky was clear. The rhinoceros was happy.
Soon, the rhinoceros met a small bird on the path. The bird said, "Please pass, I want to go to my nest." But the rhinoceros did not want to move. The bird was sad.
The bird asked again, "Please pas... |
Once upon a time, in a small hut, there lived a cat and a dog. They were best friends. Every day, they played together and shared their toys.
One day, the cat said, "I think someone is trying to steal our toys." The dog was worried too. They decided to catch the thief. They hid behind the hut and waited. They were very... |
One day, a little cat went to the river. The cat saw a big fish in the water. The cat wanted the fish because it looked delicious. The cat tried to catch the fish, but it was too fast. The cat did not give up. It thought of a plan.
The cat found a big leaf by the river. The cat put the leaf on the ground near the water... |
Once upon a time, there was a big, red motorcycle. It liked to mix things up. One day, it saw a cat and a dog playing together. The motorcycle thought it was fun and wanted to join them.
The cat said to the dog, "I smell something delicious coming." The dog agreed, and they both looked at the motorcycle. The motorcycle... |
One day, a little bird named Tim was flying near a big cliff. Tim was a very intelligent bird. He knew many things about the world. As he flew, he saw his friend, a squirrel named Sam.
"Hi Sam!" said Tim. "Do you want to play with me?"
Sam looked up and said, "Yes, Tim! I want to play. But I need to find some nuts firs... |
Once upon a time, there was a lively bunny named Bobo. Bobo loved to hop and play all day with his friends. One day, Bobo met a new friend named Toto, who was a turtle. Toto was not as fast as Bobo, but they still liked to play together.
One day, Bobo and Toto decided to play a game. They wanted to see who could find t... |
Once upon a time, there was a group of animals who lived in the forest. They were very polite and always helped each other. They liked to support their friends when they had a problem.
One day, a big and strong lion came to the forest. He was not polite and did not want to be friends with the group. The lion wanted to ... |
Once upon a time, there was a slow jellyfish named Jilly. Jilly lived in the big blue sea with her fish friends. They liked to swim and play all day long.
One day, Jilly and her friends went on a fun adventure to find a new place to play. They swam for a long time and saw many pretty things. But then, Jilly could not r... |
Tim and Kim were twins who liked to design things. They had many toys, but their favorite was a big box of bricks. They could make houses, cars, castles, and anything they wanted with the bricks.
One day, they decided to design a rocket with the bricks. They worked hard and used all the bricks they had. They made a tal... |
One day, a little girl named Lucy went to the park. She saw a scary cat. The cat was big and had a mean look. Lucy was scared, but she wanted to play with her bubbles.
Lucy took out her bubble wand and blew big, pretty bubbles. The scary cat saw the bubbles and wanted to play too. The cat jumped and tried to steal the ... |
Once upon a time, there was a little bug named Tim. Tim was very fragile and small. He lived in a big garden with many flowers and trees. One day, Tim saw a shiny thing in the grass. It was a drain. Tim wanted to see what was inside.
Tim's friend, a big bird named Sam, saw him going towards the drain. Sam knew it was n... |
Once upon a time, there was a dog named Spot. Spot loved to play games with his best friend, a little boy named Tim. They played games like fetch, hide and seek, and tag. One day, Spot found a new game - burying things in the ground. He thought it was so much fun!
One morning, Tim gave Spot a big, red ball to play with... |
Tom and Lily were playing in the garden. They liked to dig in the soil and find worms and stones. They had a big bucket to put their treasures in.
"Look, Lily, I found a shiny thing!" Tom said, holding up a metal ring. "Maybe it is a ring from a king or a queen!"
"Wow, Tom, that is pretty!" Lily said. "But it is dirty.... |
Once upon a time there were two friends named Tom and Jack. Tom had an orange and Jack wanted it. Every day, Tom would tell him no.
One day, they had a chat. Tom told Jack, "If you do something nice for me, I will give you my orange". Jack thought about it and he said, "Ok, I will do it. What do you want me to do?"
To... |
Once upon a time, there was an enthusiastic boy named Ted. He loved to explore and he was always full of energy. One day, he meandered through the forest and stumbled upon a wishing pond. He was so excited that he jumped around and clapped his hands.
As Ted was about to throw a stone into the pond, he heard a small vo... |
Once upon a time, there was an old tree. A butterfly lived on the tree. The butterfly was very pretty. The butterfly had many colors. The colors were red, blue, and yellow.
One day, a little girl saw the butterfly. The girl liked the butterfly. She said, "I admire you, butterfly." The butterfly was happy. The butterfly... |
Ben and Mia like to play with clay. They have many colors of clay. They can make animals, cars, flowers and more. They have fun with clay.
One day, Ben has a new idea. He wants to mix all the colors of clay. He thinks it will be pretty. He takes some red clay, some blue clay, some yellow clay and some green clay. He pu... |
Once, there was a unique little fish named Fin. He lived in a big pond with many other fish. Fin was different because he had a very long tail. One day, Fin saw a big net in the water. He was scared, but he had an idea.
Fin went to his friend, a big frog named Hop. Fin said, "Hop, I want to invite you to help me with t... |
Once upon a time, there was a brown goat. The goat lived on a farm with many friends. One day, the goat saw a little boy crying. The goat went to the boy and asked, "Why are you sad?"
The boy said, "I fell down and now I suffer. My leg hurts." The goat felt bad for the boy. The goat had an idea. The goat said, "I will ... |
One day, a big cat named Tom went to the kitchen. He wanted to make a cake. He took a big bowl and started to pour milk and dough into it. He mixed them all together. Tom was very happy because he loved cake.
Tom's friend, a little mouse named Jerry, came into the kitchen. Jerry saw Tom making the cake and said, "Can I... |
Once upon a time, in a small house, there was a little girl named Sue. Sue loved to hear stories from her mom. One day, her mom told her a story about a fearful big bear.
The bear lived in a big forest. He would supply food to all the small animals. The small animals were scared of the bear at first, but they soon lear... |
Tom and Lily are friends. They like to play outside. Tom has a bicycle. Lily does not have a bicycle. She wants to ride Tom's bicycle.
One day, Tom and Lily are playing in the park. Tom says, "I want to ride my bicycle. You can watch me." Lily says, "No, I want to ride your bicycle too. Please let me try." Tom says, "N... |
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Tim. He loved to play with his toy cars. One day, Tim found a smooth rock that looked like a car. He was very happy.
Tim showed the rock to his mom. "Look, Mom, I found a car!" he said. His mom smiled and said, "That's a nice rock, Tim. But it's not a car. It's just a rock."
Tim ... |
Once upon a time, in a big hot desert, there was a lovely oasis. The oasis was a special place with soft green grass and a big pond. Many animals liked to go there to play and drink water.
One day, a little rabbit and a baby camel went to the oasis to play. They had so much fun! They played tag and hide-and-seek. The r... |
One day, a little girl named Mia went to the beach with her mom and dad. They had a fun time playing in the sand and splashing in the water. Mia felt very comfortable in her new swimsuit. She loved the beach and the warm sun on her face.
As Mia played in the water, she saw something float by. It was a pretty jellyfish!... |
Once upon a time, in a small town, there was a penny. The penny was troubled because it was lost. It wanted to find its way back home. The penny was in a park, lying on the grass.
One day, a little girl named Lily found the penny. She picked it up and said, "Hello, penny! You look sad. Are you lost?" The penny didn't s... |
One day, a little yellow bird went for a walk. The yellow bird wanted to find a big white stone. The bird started to search for the white stone under the trees, in the grass, and near the river. The bird looked and looked but could not find the white stone.
Then, the yellow bird saw a big white cat. The bird thought th... |
Once upon a time there was a nation that seemed very lively. Every day, people would come from all around to just have fun and enjoy their time together.
One day, a three year old boy named Jack was visiting this nation. He saw everyone having such a great time and thought to himself: "Everyone here seems so nice and h... |
Once upon a time, in a big forest, there lived an enormous bear. The bear loved to dance to the rhythm of the wind blowing through the trees. He would dance and dance all day long.
One day, a little rabbit saw the bear dancing. The rabbit wanted to dance too, but he was too small. He asked the bear to teach him how to ... |
One day, a little boy named Tim found a toy. The toy was in a box. Tim liked the toy a lot. It was a little car. Tim played with the little car all day.
Tim's friend, Sam, came to play. Sam saw the toy and said, "I want to play with the car too!" Tim did not want to share. He said, "No, it is my toy!" Sam was sad and w... |
Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a girl named Lily. She loved to play outside in the spring. The sun was warm, the flowers were pretty, and the birds sang happy songs. Lily liked to dance and jump in the green grass. She felt free and full of joy.
One day, Lily found a big, original rock. It was differen... |
Once upon a time, there was a little fish named Fin. Fin was anxious because he could not find his friend, Bubbles. They were supposed to play together near the big rock. Fin swam around, looking for Bubbles.
Fin saw a big fish who was very pretty. The big fish had many colors on its body. Fin admired the big fish. The... |
Once upon a time, in an ordinary town, there lived a boy named Tim. Tim liked to play and have fun with his friends. One day, Tim met a new friend named Sam. Sam liked to tell jokes and make people laugh. Tim thought Sam was a good friend.
Tim and Sam played together every day. They liked to run, jump, and laugh. One d... |
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mia. Mia was a healthy girl who loved to play outside. One day, Mia found a pretty bow on the ground. It was red and shiny. She picked it up and put it in her hair.
Mia was so happy with her new bow, she wanted to show her mommy. She ran inside the house, but she tripped ... |
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Tom. Tom was an honest boy who loved to play with his friends. One day, Tom and his friends found a big network. The network was made of ropes and it was fun to climb.
Tom's friend, Sam, called out, "Hey Tom, come climb the network with us!" Tom was scared, but he wanted to try. ... |
Lily and Ben were hungry. They wanted a snack. They looked in the kitchen for something to eat. They saw a bowl of fruit on the table.
"Let's have some fruit," Lily said. "Fruit is good and sweet."
"OK," Ben said. He picked up a banana and peeled it. He took a bite and made a face. "Yuck! This banana is bad. It tastes ... |
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Sue. Sue had a toy cat named Whiskers. She loved Whiskers very much. Whiskers had a special spot where he belonged, on Sue's bed.
One Wednesday, Sue and her mom went to the store. Sue saw a cheap toy dog. She picked it up and said, "Mom, can I have this dog? It's cheap!" ... |
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mia. Mia was a messy girl. She liked to play with her toys and make a big mess. One day, Mia saw a pretty glass on the table. The glass was full of juice. Mia wanted to drink the juice, but she was too small to reach the table.
Mia's mom told her not to dare touch the gla... |
Once upon a time, there was a large, comfy armchair in a small room. A little cat named Kitty lived in this room. Kitty liked to play, jump, and sleep on the armchair. One day, a big ball of yarn rolled into the room.
Kitty saw the yarn and wanted to play with it. But, the yarn was stuck under the armchair. Kitty tried... |
Once upon a time, there was a big alligator. He lived in a pond near a small town. The alligator liked to make loud noises. He would jump out of the water and say, "Roar!" The people in the town were scared of him.
One day, a little girl named Lily came to the pond. She saw the alligator and said, "Why do you make loud... |
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. Tim was very hungry one day. He went to his mom and said, "Mom, I am hungry."
Mom said, "I will introduce you to my special chest of food." She took Tim to the chest and opened it. Inside, there were many yummy things to eat.
Tim ate a big apple and a cookie from the ... |
One day, a playful cat named Kitty found a sock. She loved to play with it. She would toss it, chase it, and even hide it. One day, she saw a big box with a button. It was a printer. Kitty had an idea.
Kitty pushed the button with her paw. The printer started to make noise. It printed a picture of a sock! Kitty was ver... |
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tom. He liked to play in the wild woods near his house. One hot day, he thought he saw something shiny in the woods. He wanted to find out what it was, so he went into the wild woods.
As Tom walked deeper into the woods, he met a big, wild bear. The bear looked at Tom and ... |
George and Lily were best friends. They played together every single day. One day, something happened and they both began to quarrel. George's voice was sad as he shouted, "Lily, why did you use my new toy without asking me?"
Lily hesitated before answering. She said quietly, "I'm sorry, George. I didn't mean to hurt ... |
Once upon a time there was a boy who was very sorry. He had done something wrong and now he was feeling bad. He was so sorry he decided to give away a special square that he had.
The boy found a friend and said, "Would you like my square?" His friend said yes and was very happy. But then the boy said, "If you want my s... |
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Mia. She loved animals, especially penguins. One day Mia spotted an unusual penguin on her way to school. She hugged it like the best of friends!
Mia: "Who are you?"
Penguin: "I'm Hopey. I'm looking for a home."
Mia smiled at Hopey and said, "I have an idea, let's go to ... |
Sara and Tom like to go to the harbor with their mom and dad. They see many boats and birds and people. Sara likes the big boats that make loud noises. Tom likes the small boats that go fast. They talk to each other about the boats and the birds and the people.
One day, they see a new boat at the harbor. It is very big... |
Once upon a time there was a baby elephant. He weighed 1000 pounds and lived in the jungle with his mum and dad. Every day the baby elephant went for a walk in the jungle and listened to stories his parents told him about his ancestors.
One day, the baby elephant's dad told him about a magical lake where baby elephant... |
One day, a boy named Tom went to the park with his mom. They took a big, wide bag to fill with popcorn. Tom loved to eat popcorn while he played. They walked to the popcorn stand and filled the bag with yummy popcorn.
Tom played on the swings and slide. He was having so much fun. But then, something unexpected happened... |
One day, a grumpy cat named Tom was sitting on a soft carpet. He did not like when people stepped on his carpet. He would yell at them to go away. Tom was always grumpy because he did not have any friends.
One day, a little girl named Sue came into the room. She saw Tom and said, "Hi, cat! Can I play with you?" Tom yel... |
John came into the living room and noticed the fireplace. He thought to himself, it was so clean. He wanted to do something special with it.
John went to the kitchen and grabbed a big piece of paper. He cut it into the shape of a heart. He then carefully laid it in the fireplace.
John ran to his bedroom to get a matc... |
One day, a cool cat named Tom went for a walk. He wanted to use his new toy, a red ball. He threw the ball very far and ran to get it.
As Tom ran, he felt a pain in his leg. He stopped and looked at his leg. It had a small cut. Tom was sad because it hurt.
Tom's friend, a dog named Max, saw him and came to help. Max li... |
One day, a boy named Tim went to the store with his mom. They wanted to buy yogurt. Tim loved yogurt very much. He liked to eat it every day.
In the store, Tim saw a deaf dog. The dog could not hear anything. Tim felt sad for the dog. He wanted to be its friend. He gave the dog some of his yogurt. The dog was very happ... |
One day, a boy named Tim found a delicate guitar. It was small and pretty. He liked it a lot. He wanted to play it, but he was scared he might break it. So, he asked his mom for help.
"Mom, can you help me play this guitar? It is delicate and I don't want to break it," said Tim. His mom smiled and said, "Of course, Tim... |
Once upon a time there was an elderly man. Every morning he would wake up and get ready to go for a walk in the garden. One day, on his way, he discovered a large pumpkin. He decided to take it home.
When he got back home, he began to talk to the pumpkin.
"Hello there pumpkin! What a great find!" he said with a smile.
... |
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Sue. Sue loved to bake with her mom. They would make yummy treats for everyone to eat. Sue was a persistent girl, she never gave up.
One day, Sue wanted to make a special sauce to put on her treats. She asked her mom for help. They mixed and mixed until the sauce was just... |
Once upon a time there was a little girl called Martha. Martha was three years old and loved to go on adventures.
One day she went on a walk through her village. On her way, she came across a big pumpkin that looked like it belonged to someone. She asked the old man who was nearby if the pumpkin belonged to him.
The ... |
Lila was a gifted girl who loved to paint. She had many colors and brushes and papers. She liked to paint flowers and birds and trees and stars. She wanted to paint the sunrise, but she always slept too late.
One day, her mom said, "Lila, tomorrow is a special day. We are going to the park with your friends. You can br... |
Sam and Ben are friends. They like to play with toys. One day, they find a big box of toys in the park. They are very happy.
"Look, Sam, a hook!" Ben says. He picks up a metal hook with a string. "I can use this to catch fish!"
"No, Ben, that is my hook!" Sam says. He tries to take the hook from Ben. "I saw it first!"
... |
One day, a little girl named Mia went to the park. She saw a big white dog. Mia was very happy to see the dog. She wanted to play with the dog. The dog was running around and around. It made Mia dizzy.
Mia said to the dog, "Why are you running around like that?" The dog stopped and looked at Mia. The dog said, "I am tr... |
One day, a little girl named Lucy found a yellow bathrobe in her room. She was very happy and said, "Welcome, bathrobe!" She put it on and felt warm and cozy. She loved her new yellow bathrobe very much.
Lucy went to show her new bathrobe to her friend, Tim. But when Tim saw the yellow bathrobe, he wanted it too. He sa... |
One day, a girl named Sue wanted to write a letter to her friend. She sat at the table with her pen and paper. She wrote, "Hi, friend! I miss you. Let's play soon."
Sue's mom was in the kitchen making a pie. It smelled so good! Sue wanted to share the pie with her friend. She wrote, "Mom made a pie. We can eat it toget... |
Ben and Lily went to the zoo with their mom. They saw many animals, like lions, monkeys, and giraffes. But their favorite was the elephant. The elephant was big and gray, and had a long nose that could pick up things.
"Can we feed the elephant, mom?" Ben asked.
"Sorry, honey, we can't. The elephant has its own food, an... |
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tim. He was an independent boy who liked to play alone. One day, Tim found a toy truck in his room. He loved the toy truck because it was big and strong.
Tim was playing with his toy truck when his sister, Sue, came in. "Can I play too?" she asked. Tim said, "No, this is m... |
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lily. Lily liked to play outside with her friends. One day, Lily found a weird chair in her backyard. It was a big chair, with many colors.
Lily decided to introduce the chair to her friends. She called her friends over to her house. They all looked at the chair and thoug... |
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Lina. She was three years old and very brave.
One day, Lina was walking through the woods. Suddenly she saw an old pick laying on the ground. It was broken in half.
Lina wondered what she could do with it. "I can pray with it," she thought to herself. So she put it in her... |
Once upon a time, there was a unique cat named Tom. Tom had a best friend named Tim. They liked to play together.
One day, Tom and Tim found a big red ball. Tom said, "Let's have fun and start a game with this ball." Tim agreed, and they started playing.
But then, something unexpected happened. The ball started to boun... |
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TinyStories GPT-4 Clean
A cleaned subset of the TinyStories dataset (Eldan & Li, 2023), keeping only GPT-4-generated stories. Adapted from this thread that pointed out many issues with the original data and proposed a cleaning process.
Overview
This cleaned dataset contains:
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Stories | 2,732,634 |
| Total characters | ~2.19B |
| Min doc length | 115 chars |
| Max doc length | 4,433 chars |
| Median doc length | 721 chars |
| Unique characters | 74 (ASCII only) |
| Duplicates | None |
| Download size | ~673MB |
Suggested splits (by row index, data is pre-shuffled)
Suggested usage is as follows:
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("karpathy/tinystories-gpt4-clean", split="train")
# Suggested default splits (data is pre-shuffled):
# rows 0..9,999 -> test (10K stories)
# rows 10,000..19,999 -> val (10K stories)
# rows 20,000..end -> train (2,712,634 stories)
test = ds.select(range(0, 10_000))
val = ds.select(range(10_000, 20_000))
train = ds.select(range(20_000, len(ds)))
| Split | Rows | Stories | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 0..9,999 | 10,000 | 8,076,477 |
| Val | 10,000..19,999 | 10,000 | 8,026,787 |
| Train | 20,000..end | 2,712,634 | 2,175,177,929 |
Cleaning pipeline
The raw TinyStories dataset contains ~5M stories from both GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. We filter to GPT-4 only (2,745,330 stories) and then apply the following cleaning steps:
- Unicode normalization: curly quotes to straight quotes, em/en dashes to hyphens, ellipsis character to
..., stray backslashes removed, double spaces collapsed. - Non-ASCII rejection: stories with any character outside printable ASCII (codes 32-127) are discarded. Newlines (code 10) are allowed as paragraph separators.
- Banned character rejection: stories containing
|<>/`*=_&@~#%[]+()` are discarded. These almost always indicate formatting artifacts, HTML tags, chat templates, or code contamination. - Minimum length: stories under 100 characters are discarded (fragments, empty entries).
- Ending punctuation: stories must end with
.!"or?to ensure completeness.
Rejection breakdown
| Reason | Count |
|---|---|
| Non-ASCII characters | 1,282 |
| Banned characters | 720 |
| Too short (< 100 chars) | 238 |
| Bad ending punctuation | 10,456 |
| Total rejected | 12,696 |
Only 0.46% of GPT-4 stories are rejected -- the data is quite clean to begin with.
Character inventory
All 74 characters in the dataset (ASCII only):
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA\n !"$',-.0123456789:;?
No Unicode, no control characters, no special symbols.
Format
Single parquet file with one column:
text(string): the cleaned story text
Source
- Original dataset: roneneldan/TinyStories
- Paper: TinyStories: How Small Can Language Models Be and Still Speak Coherent English? (Eldan & Li, 2023)
- Cleaning script:
clean.pyin this directory
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