My brother and I used to think that the only thing you had to do to be able to fly was have feathers. So we would hold a feather pillow in each of our hands and take turns jumping off the couch and flapping our arms.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- Ice cream was made from feathers. My brother told me it was.— ed209
- When I was a kid I thought babies where made when people hold hands and kissed nude...— Ryan
- When I was little, I used to believe that wind was caused by whales flapping their tails way out in the ocean.— Nanohawk
- When I was about seven, I was utterly convinced that chickens had leaves and trees had feathers.— Confused
- Apparently, when I was little, I used to try and grow chickens by 'planting' their feathers in the ground.— Mat
- When I was little, I thought that birds feathers were made out of twigs and cat hairs.— Lily