You know the stickers on mailboxes that say "Strictly no leaflets"? I used to believe that meant they didn't want little leaves in their yard, so I'd pick up a bunch off the footpath, and throw them over the fence, then walk off quickly!! I could also never work out why they didn't get rid of all the leaves already in their yard :-)
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that airplanes would land in your yard and pick you up.— Rachel
- I used to think that leaves fell from the sky.— Chrono
- All flowers had exactly five petals and two leaves.— MD Caruso
- I thought that the "don't walk" sign at crosswalks meant to run across the street as quickly as possible!— richard
- I believed that leaves on trees only became individual when you you close to them, and then I got glasses.— nola
- Trees grew leaves as camouflage so birds would`nd nest in them. Don`t ask.— DaWind