Gullible Children

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I just read a story by @jstory07 and a sad memory she has from her childhood. I think I was in Kindergarten at the time, so no more than 5. I usually walked with the downstairs neighbor girl who was older than me by a couple years. As we were walking to school there was an ambulance in a driveway and they brought the body out. I knew the person was dead because the whole body was covered. The girl I was walking with told me he died because he slipped and fell on the driveway entrance - that part that slopes down so you can get in and out of your driveway easily. From that day to this I avoid walking on driveway entrances as much as possible, and never once walked on them while I was growing up. I do now sometimes, but that memory is still there in the back of my mind. At my age I know she most likely knew nothing about how the person died and only made up the first thing that came to mind. It's amazing how something like that can stay with you, and yes, even make you gullible to believe you can die, slipping on the driveway. Thanks for reading.