I used to be scared of lying on the ground in the sun in open spaces because I thought vultures would see me and try to eat me alive!
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the cows owned by my grandfather slept lying on the ground like a human at night.— Eric
- When my favorite Uncle died, I thought if I stared at him in his coffin he would open his eyes and be alive.— Cindy
- I used to believe that grown-ups got scared because they were so high off the ground.— Sammy
- I used to believe that if you crossed your fingers when you were lying, you weren't really lying.— jo
- I thought ground beef was the meat they scraped off the ground at the slaughterhouse. Yuck.Anon
- I used to believe that if you dig a hole in the ground and put pepper in the hole, the ground would sneeze.— Cookie