I was scared to death about swallowing my chewing gum since I thought it would turn into a seed in my stomach and eventually a huge tree would grow out my mouth and I wouldn't be able to close my mouth.
A childhood belief about chewing gum
others believed things like this
- I used to beleive that if you ate a black watermelon seed a tree would grow in your stomach— anonymous
- My Mom used to tell me if I swallowed an apple seed I would grow an apple tree inside my stomach!— Marg
- I used to believe that if you ate a watermelon seed you would grow a watermelon tree in your stomach!!!— Eskimo
- I used to believe that if I swallow chewing gum, a rubber tree will grow on my head!— Farry Aprianto
- I used to believe that a tree would grow inside you if you ate the seed of an apple or any other fruit!Anon
- I used to believe that if you swallowed an apple seed, a tree would grow in your belly.— Rachel