Certain Gypsies believe that watermelons will turn into vampires if they are kept for too long.
However, they aren't afraid of these vampires, as they don't have any teeth.
A childhood belief about vampires

others believed things like this
- when i was small i use to believe my parents were vampires— marine student 4
- I used to believe that the people who take your blood at the doctor's office were vampires. — Andy
- I used to believe that if you slept with the covers covering your neck, vampires couldn't bite you. — Moot
- I used to believe that if I ate too many watermelons I would turn into water...— Peter
- My older brother used to tell me if you ate raw potatoes your teeth would grow long and curly!— Lauren
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha