My parents always told me that if I swallowed an apple pip, an apple tree would then grow in my belly and consequently grow out my mouth. This of course applied to any fruit. Imagine my panic when I did accidentally swallow a pip.

Louise Taylor

My Mum told me, that if I swallowed cherry-pips, they would start to grow inside me and the branches would come out of my ears

Joop

My dad always told me never to swallow the pips from apples because trees would start growing in my stomach!!

ALISON W

When I was young, my mother used to tell me not to swallow the small stones when I ate grapes. She told me a grape-tree would grow in my stomach if I did. I used to imagine a grape-tree growing inside me with the branches growing out of my ears

Norwegian

My Grandfather always told me if I swallowed a "seed"- For instance a cherry seed; then a cherry tree would grow in my stomach. I guess this was his clever attempt to stop me from swallowing such things we aren't supposed to.

Shannon

I used to believe that if I swallowed an apple pip a tree would grow in my stomach....

Karen

I thought if you swallowed an apple pip, a tree would grow out of your ears, mouth and nose.

Liz

If you swallowed apple pips, a tree would grow inside you and eventually grow out of your ears.

Wangchuk