A 1st grade school teacher had twenty-six students in her
class. She presented each child in her classroom the beginning half of a
well-known proverb, and asked them to come up with the remainder of the
proverb.
1. Don't change horses
2. Strike while the
3. It's always darkest before
4. Never underestimate the power of
5. You can lead a horse to water but
6. Don't bite the hand that
7. No news is
8. A miss is as good as a
9. You can't teach an old dog new
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll
11. Love all, trust
12. The pen is mightier than the
13. An idle mind is
14. Where there's smoke there's
15. Happy the bride who
16. A penny saved is
17. Two's company, three's
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with yo, cry and
20.
There are none so blind as
21. Children should be seen and not
22. If at first
you don't success
23. You get out of something only what you
24. When the blind
lead the blind
25. A bird in the hand
26. Better late than
It's hard to believe these were actually done by first
graders.
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 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 yo, 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 success 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.
25. A bird in the hand is going to poop on you.
And the winner and last one!
26. Better late than pregnant. (wow! can you imagine the
first grader say this??)
Here are the original idiom:
1. Don't change horses at midstream.
2. Strike while the iron is hot.
3. It's always darkest before the dawn.
4. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large
groups.
5. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
6. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
7. No news is good news.
8. A miss is as good as a mile.
9. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas.
11. Love all, trust few.
12. The pen is mightier than the sword.
13. An idle mind is devil's playground.
14. Where there's smoke there's fire.
15. Happy the bride who the rain falls.
16. A penny saved is a penny earned.
17. Two's company, three's a crowd.
18. Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with yo, cry and you
cry alone.
20. There are none so blind as those who will not see.
21. Children should be seen and not heard.
22. If at first you don't success try try again.
23. You get out of something only what you give.
24. When the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a
ditch.
25. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
26. Better late than never.
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