When I was 5 or so we saw a dog walking down the road. My dad pointed it out and said it was a "bird-dog". I exclaimed "Can it fly daddy, can it fly!?!?"
A childhood belief about cats and dogs

others believed things like this
- I used to believe jaywalking meant walking around naked in public (from naked as a JAY bird...)— Izzi
- i used to think the song "walking in a winter wonderland" was "walking in a womens underwear"— stephen s
- I used to believe that jay walking was walking naked on the street. — Kendra
- until the age of 6 i didnt know bird had feet.Anon
- i used to believe if a cat ate a bird the cat would eventually GROW WINGS!— nightmare
- I once for some reason thought a Mantis was a bird, instead of a bug...— Laurie J.