I used to believe that there was a giant toad under the sea, and when it breathed in, the tide would go out, and when it breathed out the tide would come in. This toad was known as the "undertoad", and if you went swimming when it was breathing in, it might swallow you.
A childhood belief about water
others believed things like this
- I used to believe you got warts if you touched a toad. — laura
- I believed that kissing a toad would give you warts, but it never stopped me from a dare.— Kirstin
- I used to think farts were air you had breathed in and out loads of times and was 'used'Anon
- i used to believe that if you swallowed gum, when you breathed in, your stomach would stick to your back— cope
- I used to believe that if I pumped in my sleep and breathed it in I would turn into a rotting turnip!— Quako
- I thought everyone only had a set number of breaths before they died.
I breathed slowly for a long time.Anon