When my son was about 4 a tornado hit our area. He said, "Mom, I know why it's called a 'tornado'--- because it 'tore' everything up!"
A childhood belief about disasters

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when there was a tornado watch, you were supposed to sit down and watch the tornado.— Kay
- I used to think if a tornado sucked up a poisonous mushroom, it would die.— Will
- When i was little i used to believe that i could suck up a tornado in a vaccuum if it came in my house.Anon
- I used to be very fascinated by the weather and sometimes wished I could have a tornado for a best friend.— Will
- When I was a kid I thought that when tornado/twisters were what happened when God sneezed.— Not In Kansas Anymore
- I used to believe a tornado was a omato flying around and wondered why people were afraid of them.Anon