After watching Pinnochio, I really thought my nose would grow if I lied. Whenever I told a lie I would rush to a mirror as soon as I was out of sight.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I used to believe if i told lies my nose grow like Pinnochio — Cindy
- When I was a child, I used to think that if I lied my nose would grow bigger.Anon
- When I was little I used to believe that if you told a lie, your nose would grow in length. — Lluna
- My mum always told me not to pick my nose and eat it because spiders would grow in my tummy......— Ben
- my mum use to say if i picked my nose potatoes would grow of it— becky page
- my mum used to say if i lied my eyes would change colour...when i lied i would shut my eyes— kevin rosenqvist