I used to think that most parrots are as articulate as the average four-year-old. The things they would say made me jump to that conclusion. I was right, depending on which parrot you're talking about- Alex the African Gray is said to have the language skills of a four-year-old or a precocious three-year-old.
A childhood belief about birds

others believed things like this
- Abba - Happy New Year
"Kangaroo year,
Kangaroo year..."— Santa Puncher - I used to belive that african was the language they spoke in all of africa— quark
- I used to think 9 year olds were really old.— Danielle
- As a kid I used to believe that you had to vomit at least once a year to get rid of all the food you ate.— Paula
- I believed that pigs could actually fly. I'm 13 and found out this year that they can't.— Boy I'm Blonde
- My birthday was on a different day every year, assigned by my parentsAnon