Although I should have known better, and initially had doubts, my older sister had me absolutely convinced that fleas came from dandelions: that they hatched out sometime when they turned from yellow petals to downy fluff.
Because of this, I hated dandelions.
A childhood belief about plants
others believed things like this
- It was common "knowledge" where I lived that if you picked dandelions then you would wet the bed.— Holly
- If you pick Dandelions then you wet your pants. Honestly...I've never tried and I'm not going to test it!— Charlene
- I used to believe that dandelions roared, and butterflies had butter on their wings.— Adam
- I used to believe that dandelions where baby lions and if you trod on one it would bite your foot.— alice
- I used to believe that flea markets were a place people sold fleas, or the place was infested with fleas— Kelley
- My older sister had me convinced that noodles grew on trees, but that rice was man-made...— Trusting little brother