If it hit a tree, the stinger on the end of its tail would kill the tree. Most kids had one or more warts on their hands and we believed that they came from handling toads. A lot of childlore had to do with wishes and still does. If two playmates happen to say an identical word or phrase simultaneously, they solemnly extend their right hands, hook the little fingers, and press the thumbs together as each makes a wish. When you had stamped 100 times you got your wish as soon as you saw a red-headed woman.
Some people complain that children are different nowadays.
It is they who have changed. Modern children, out of sight and on their own, have customs and are storing up memories just as lively as any that we older folks have. Argonne National Laboratory, Division of Educational Programs, Harold Myron, Ph.D., Division Director.