When I was little, I asked my grandma why she was so fat when the rest of our family is skinny. She told me that she swallowed an elephant, so I told her that when I grew up I was going to swallow an elephant too.
A childhood belief about appearance

others believed things like this
- I wanted to be an elephant when I grew up. — Vix
- when i was about 5 my sister told me that kiwis were elephant poop— kelli putnam
- I used to believe that salami was the meat from elephant's feet— Sarah
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria
- My grandpa told me when I was little that if you swallow chewing gum your butt will be sticky— Lili
- I was told that if you sleep on your back you swallow your tongue...I have been sleeping on my side ever since— scotty la