When I was something between 5 and 7 years old, I used to believe, that if you build a house for small dwarfs, they will make your wishes come true. It supposed to happen over night, but it never come true. Houses were built from various materials - bricks, clay, grass and so on.
These small magic dwarves never gave me anything I wished for...
A childhood belief about fairies

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a vitamin was a small animal
only recently I have found out that it is not true... :)— Sylwia - I used to believe that clay pigeons were pigeon-shaped clay figures.Anon
- When I was little I thought that thunder was the bricks of our house banging together for some reason.— Ncik
- My sister used to tell me that Victorian houses were shiped from Victoria after they were built.Anon
- I am Canadian and when I was little I would sing "True Pastry Love" instead of 'True Patriot Love"— Jess
- I used to believe that wearing a bra that was too small would make my boobs get smaller.— Aretia