were likely to be told either that such matters were not appropriate for children or to be fed myths like "they come from stones."
大半會挨一個「燒餅」，否則會被斥喝：「夭壽仔，問這幹什麼？小孩子有耳無嘴，去去去！」有的小孩會得到這些答案：從媽媽的肚臍眼、胳肢窩冒出來的，或是石頭迸出的、路上撿來的… …。千奇百怪的各式答案中，就是沒有一個接近事實。