When I was a kid I believed that a scary witch lived in the hallway wardrobe, outside the bedroom... Her name was 'Hufsa' and was a mean and ugly old witch that kidnapped and maybe ate kids!!!
Me and my brother shared a bedroom, and sleeped in bunkbeds. Since he was 4 years older than me he had the top one. I began sleeping with the duvet over my head, so that she wouldn't come in and take me..
And who told me about 'Hufsa'? Yes, my brother that's who... *lol* He said that she would come and take me, not him - 'cause she was so small she couldn't reach the top bunk!
At night when the lights were out, I could easily imagine there was something strange hiding amongst the coates in the wardrobe.... and strange noises and breathing I could hear... (my brother perhaps?)
Ofcourse I don't believe in 'Hufsa' anymore.., but I still have a bad habit of sleeping with the duvet over my head sometimes! *smile*
A childhood belief about witches
others believed things like this
- when i was small my brother always told me that if you picked your nose your head would cave in— Eric
- When I was small, my brother would bug me and say that if my hand was bigger than my head, I had a tumor.Anon
- I use to cover my head at night because I thought monsters would give me a bad hair cut while I was sleeping!— Amy
- When I was very small. by older brother told me that if I "Kissed my own elbow, I would turn into a boy."Anon
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem