I used to think under the manholes aliens and crocodiles and snakes and stuff would live under there, and if you stepped on the manhole one said beasties would pop up and drag you in and eat you or turn you into a beastie too. I managed to convince my little brother so, and everytime we go skating or for a walk, he avoids going even close to a manhole. He thought they eat the dog one day when he stepped on the manhole.
A childhood belief about in the street
others believed things like this
- my sister used to tell me that manhole covers were direct portals to hell.— autumn
- That if I stepped on a crack on a sidewalk that I would get abducted by aliensAnon
- I used to believe that if you stepped on a mushroom it would rain. Anon
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that if I stepped on a bug, it would step on me in the other world.— classroom 43
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that if I stepped on a bug, it would step on me in the other world.
Anon - I used to believe that if you stepped on the cracks of the pavement, a bear would jump up and eat you.— Nina