I never used to like boiled eggs so my Mum told me if i don't eat it quickly the chicken will hatch and eat me. I only recently found out that chickens are vegetarians!
A childhood belief about nasty food

others believed things like this
- I thought vegetarians couldn't read Chicken Soup for the Soul. — Aretia
- I used to believe that only brown eggs came from chickens. I thought white eggs were made at the store— Destiny
- I didn't understand about boiled eggs until my Mum explained I wasn't supposed to eat the shell as well.— Chris
- I used to believe that you could keep a chicken egg (that you bought) warm, and it would hatch!Anon
- I used to believe that all animals hatch from eggs— Bryan Flores
- i used to believe that Chicken McNuggets come from baby chickens.— Micky D =)