Subject : Proverbs

A first grade school teacher in Virginia had twenty-five students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the first half of a well known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. While reading, keep in mind that these are first graders, 6-year-olds.

1.Don't change horses          until they stop running.
2. Strike while the          bug is close.
3. It's always darkest before          Daylight Saving Time.
4. Never underestimate the power of          termites.
5. You can lead a horse to water but          how
6. Don't bite the hand that         looks dirty.
7. No news is          impossible.
8. A miss is as good as a          Mr.
9. You can't teach an old dog new         math.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll          stink in the morning.
11. Love all, trust          me.
12. The pen is mightier than the         pigs.
13. An idle mind is          the best way to relax.
14. Where there's smoke there's          pollution.
15. Happy the bride who         gets all the presents.
16. A penny saved is          not much
17. Two's company, three's          the Musketeers
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what          you put on to go to bed.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and          you have to blow your nose.
20. There are none so blind as         Stevie Wonder.
21. Children should be seen and not          spanked or grounded.
22. If at first you don't succeed         get new batteries.
23. You get out of something only what you          see in the picture on the box.
24. When the blind lead the blind         get out of the way.

And the WINNER and last one:
25. Better late than         pregnant.

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