I used to believe that watermelon seeds can grow from my body. When my father told me to be careful not to swallow any, I accidently did sometimes. I was so worry that I would die if a plant came out of my head. I cried until grandma told me the truth.
A childhood belief about seeds

others believed things like this
- If you eat watermelon seeds a watermelon will grow in your tummy and vines will come out your earsAnon
- when you eat the seeds from a watermelon a watermelon will start to grow inside your stomache.Anon
- I used to believe that if I ate a fruit's seeds, a plant would grow in my stomach.— Natalia Castillejo
- I used to think that if i ate watermelon seeds they would grow out of my ears.— Catherine
- I used to believe that if I swallow chewing gum, a rubber tree will grow on my head!— Farry Aprianto
- My grandma told me and my sisters that the boogie man lived in her basement and if we cried he would get us.— Paulette