When I was little I thought street lights were homes for little gnomes and that they came on when the gnome needed more light. I was always really upset when I saw a street light not working - the little gnome had died!
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought that the street lights went out after everyone went to bed.— supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- I used to believe that there where little mice the the street lights that turned them on and off.Anon
- I used to believe that I could change street lights with my mindAnon
- When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.
- I thought the dog poo in the street was human poo dropped from aeroplanesAnon