Proverbs: Kids’ Versions
A first grade teacher collected old, well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. Here are the results:
As You Shall Make Your Bed So Shall You . . . Mess It Up.
Better Be Safe Than . . . Punch A 5th Grader.
Strike While The . . . Bug Is Close.
It’s Always Darkest Before . . . Daylight Savings Time.
Never Under Estimate The Power Of . . . Termites.
You Can Lead A Horse To Water But . . . How?
Don’t Bite The Hand That . . . Looks Dirty.
No News Is . . . Impossible.
A Miss Is As Good As A . . . Mr.
If You Lie Down With The Dogs, You’ll . . . Stink In The Morning.
Love All, Trust . . . Me
The Pen Is Mightier Than The . . . Pigs.
An Idle Mind Is . . . The Best Way To Relax.
Where There’s Smoke, There’s . . . Pollution.
Happy Is The Bride Who . . . Gets All The Presents!
A Penny Saved Is . . . Not Much.
Two’s Company, Three’s . . . The Musketeers.
Don’t Put Off Tomorrow What . . . You Put On To Go To Bed.
Laugh And The Whole World Laughs With You, Cry And…. You Have To Blow Your Nose.
Children Should Be Seen And Not . . . Spanked Or Grounded.
If At First You Don’t Succeed . . . Get New Batteries.
You Get Out Of Something What You . . . See Pictured On The Box.
When The Blind Leadeth The Blind . . . Get Out Of The Way.
A Milpitas Mom’s Favorite Joke.