i used to believe that if you went to bed not tired, you had to lie completly still and cover up entirely or else evil indian zombies will get you. you would only remain that way until you got tired
A childhood belief about monsters

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that snow on the ground was clouds that were too tired to fly.— alex
- I used to believe that being wasted meant feeling really tired. Anon
- I used to believe a dead end sign meant there was a graveyard at the end of the street or zombies — Still Out There
- I used to believe that I would never grow up, because I "wanted" to remain a child. Ha. That one fell throughAnon
- I used to think Indian women had scabs on their foreheads, but it was bindi!— Emily
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon