when i was a child, i used to be terrified of thunder & lightening, so my mom would tell me that Mary was making homemade pasta & was dropping the rolling pin (thunder) & that jesus was taking pictures (lightening)... i would go right to slepp after that...
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning
others believed things like this
- My friend believed that when lightening flashed, you better smile because God was taking your picture! — Linda from Southern California
- that when it thunder'd it was angels rolling barrels around heaven.— daniel copeland calif,u.s.
- I used to believe that thunder was Santa making toys.Anon
- I used to believe that when lightening struck at night, it was turning the world into day for a few seconds. — Kristine
- When I was a child, I believed that thunder was God playing on the computer.
— Gabriela - I was told as a child that the sound of thunder was from angels bowling in the clouds.— Patty, NY