I used to believe if I didn't eat enough at dinner a bird would be killed because my mom always told me I didn't eat enough to keep a bird alive.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- until the age of 6 i didnt know bird had feet.Anon
- i used to believe if a cat ate a bird the cat would eventually GROW WINGS!— nightmare
- I once for some reason thought a Mantis was a bird, instead of a bug...— Laurie J.
- I thought birds grew from bird seed. — Jen
- My Dad use to tell me if I pouted and stuck my lower lip out, a bird would come and poop on my lip.— Tom
- I used to believe that you could catch a bird by putting salt on it's tail— Eli