When I was a kid i thought that stone lions in front of buildings (like libraries) were real lions that had been frozen, and i would whisper to them and tell them it was okay, and i would scratch them behind the ears.
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that sea lions were actual lions that lived in the sea.Anon
- I had alligators and cartoon lions under my bed.— ruth
- I used to believe that lions married tigers. Anon
- I used to believe that tigers were girls and lions were boys— Ruth
- When I was 5 or 7 years old, i used to believe that lions are made in a factory. — Douglas j
- I used to think that all lions were boys and tigers were girls.Anon