I used to think that The Hamburgler lived under my bed, and would come out and tickle me if I made a noise. I'd lay in bed, trying not to breathe too loudly so I could hear his "Robble! Robble!" before the eminant attack.
A childhood belief about under my bed

others believed things like this
- When I was younger I thought I made up a new way to tickle someone--by tickling their stomach.— Amelia
- my gran tod me that rabbits made a noise that went "map map"— Lise
- I used to think that the wind that made a howling noise was a ghost.— Febi
- I used to believe that the sound of crickets at night was the noise the stars made when they sparkled. — Jane
- I used to think that the word blurb was a noise that people made when being sick. Bluuuggghhh.— Natasha
- I used to believe that if I farted in bed, a monster would pop out through the covers and tickle me.Anon