when i was younger my brother told me that if i left my old shoes on the front porch an ostrich would come by and replace them with a new pair
A childhood belief about magic tricks

others believed things like this
- When I was younger, my brother told me the police had an infra-red system and could see into everyones house.— Clare, Ireland
- When ever we went to the gas station, it was to replace the blinker fluid.Anon
- My dad told me "Hush Puppie" shoes were made from Basset Hound ears.— William
- I believed that Reindeer loved popcorn, and so I would cook a bag and scatter it on the porch.— Popcornsanta
- ... i used to believe the more stripes my pair of sneakers had, the faster i would run ...— wilbur
- i used to believe that some day i'll catch up with my brother and never have to be the younger one again!!!!— rhea