I read a book when I was little about a little girl who is taught to fly by geese. Needless to say I was very impressed and decided that if geese would teach this kid to fly then why not me? I chased geese around pleading with them to teach me how to fly for about the next 8 months.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- My favorite excuse:
Must be those trouser geese again!— Tootie Fruity - When I was little, I thought the singular form of geese was "gee"— Kate
- I used to believe that I would one day have a dog, and I would teach him to speak, read, and even write!— Gretchen
- I used to think that my cat was an alien that had come to teach me how to be good!— laz
- I used to believe that I HAD to make up my own language and teach it to everyone. I was soo weird.— one day maybe!
- When I was little I thought grown ups could fly but wouldn't tell me about it or teach me until I got older.— James the Great