Dragonflies sew your lips shut

One summer when I was 5 years old I was visiting my grandparents with my younger sister. Gramma had brought us from Alberta to Nova Scotia on the train. One thing I remember is that there were many dragonflies which I was afraid of because my Grandfather told me that if I ever told a lie, that a dragonfly would come and sew my mouth shut.

Anon

i used to believe that dragonflies sewed your fingers together and then sucked your blood

Clare

I used to believe that dragonfilies could sew your lips closed.

Nova

Where I grew up, we called dragonflies "sewing needles". My aunt told me that they were called that because if they came near you, they would sew you up. Like sew your arm to your side, your hand to your face or even sew your mouth shut. I would run screaming every time I saw one.

Candace

I used to believe that dragonflies could sew your lips together so that you couldn't eat.

Lori

Well my moms dad told her that if she swore around dragonflies that they would sew her and her brothers mouth shut. I'm suprised that anyone would believe that!

Damn Uh.. I mean ggrrddddd

My older brother and sister told me that dragonflies could sew my mouth and eyes shut. I was terrifed of dragonflies and would fun for safety evey time I saw one.

Anon

My grandma had told me that if I lied around a dragonfly they would sew my lips together. I was always scared of dragonflies even if I wasn't lying.

Anon

When I was little my mom told me that dragon flies were called "sewing needles" and if I was a bad girl they would sew my mouth closed.

Anon

My grandmother used to tell me that dragonflies would sew my mouth shut and thats why they looked like sewing needles with wings. So I would cover my mouth when I saw one.

Jenn

when i was 10, i believed that if i was stung by an insect called a dragonfly, it would automatically sew up my lips so i couldn't open my mouth. Since the dragonflies looked like long sewing needles, that's why my older brother told me, to scare me. I didn't get over it until I was 15.

dan bloom

i used to believe that drangonfly's would sew your mouth shut

Anon

i used to believe that dragonflies would sew your mouth shut.

Anon

i used to beleive that if a dragonfly saw your teeth it would sew your mouth shut.i now beleive this is just the way my granny got the grandkids to stay quiet,but they are called the devils darning needle.

lauras

Two things really. First was from my Grandmother, that Dragonflies were in reality spies for children with bad language and when hearing a dirty word uttered by a child, would respond by sewing the child's lips together! Second from my Mother, was that Grasshopper's would spit tobacco juice when picked up. I still get uneasy when I see a Dragonfly!

Drew

I used to believe that dragon flies had little sewing needles in their mouths, so if you said something bad, the dragon fly would sew your mouth shut!! I was really scared of them. After all, that's why they were called dragon flies.

maureen

When me and my sisters were little we believed that dragon flys would sew your mouth shut so when ever we saw them we made sure that we covered our mouths

SMR

My Papa used to tell us that we grew potatoes in our ears if we did not keep them clean, and also that dragon flys would sew our lips shut if they landed on us !

Koaralys

when i was little i used to talk alot.so one day my dad told me that when ever a dragon fly flew by and i was talking it would sew my mouth closed!

me and her