When i was 5 & 6 years old i kept close watch on the bird seeds we planted each summer during Vacation Bible School for the birds that were sure to be produced. I firmly believed that "bird seeds" would produce birds in the same way that watermelon seeds produced watermelon.
A childhood belief about birds
others believed things like this
- If you eat watermelon seeds a watermelon will grow in your tummy and vines will come out your earsAnon
- when you eat the seeds from a watermelon a watermelon will start to grow inside your stomache.Anon
- In primary school, a whole bunch of kids including me believed that watermelon seeds contained ants. — Caff
- I used to believe that if I swallowed watermelon seeds, I would get pregnantAnon
- I used to think that if i ate watermelon seeds they would grow out of my ears.— Catherine
- I used to think that watermelon seeds were dead soulsAnon