When we would go to the beach we used to play in the waves. my brother told me they were whales. and i got so freaked out every time a wave came, i jumped as high as i could, not wanting to hurt the whales. boy , it was hard to keep up sometimes.
A childhood belief about water

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the waves in the ocean were made from whales swimming by...— Tina
- Waves are whales and sharks moving up and down under the waterAnon
- I used to believe that waves were made by whales who lined up in a row and flapped their tails.— Passionola
- when I was a child I thougt taht sea waves are the result of whales swimming— waleed bokhari
- When I was little, I used to believe that wind was caused by whales flapping their tails way out in the ocean.— Nanohawk
- When I was young I refused to drink well water because I thought it came out of whales.— itodd