When I was little I used to be terrified of thunder,so my grandmother would tell me it was my grandfather up in heaven tending his apple orchard,as his wheel barrow became too full the apples would fall into the clouds hence the sound of thunder! I always tried looking for him when I was travelling on the plane but thought he must be sleeping.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning
others believed things like this
- I was told as a child that the sound of thunder was from angels bowling in the clouds.— Patty, NY
- I always thought thunder was the sound of the crumbling buildings, after lightning had struck them.Anon
- I used to believe thunder was the sound of God rearranging his furniture.Anon
- My grandmother used to tell me that thunder was the angels bowling.— laf
- My mother always told me that thunder came from clouds colliding with each other.— Martijn
- that when it thunder'd it was angels rolling barrels around heaven.— daniel copeland calif,u.s.