I used to hear grown-up talk about the book "The Last of the Mohicans", I thought they were talking about a biography of a guy named, "Elastigo Heekins" -- a very stretchy man.
A childhood belief about reading

others believed things like this
- I thought Kaa's name from The Jungle Book was spelled "Car" and that he had a brother named Truck.Anon
- Olivia Newton John did sing let me hear your budgie talk! didn't she— J Scull
- I thought grown ups were born grown ups.— mea
- I used to believe that grown-ups were born "grown up" and that I would stay a little kid forever.— Still A Kid
- I used to believe that grown-ups were born grown up.— Juleen
- when i was growing up i had two imaginary friends. One was named Jennifer, the other was named Onion.— Tessica