A teacher gave her fourth-grade students the
beginning of a list of famous sayings and asked them
to provide original endings for each one. Here are
some examples of what they submitted:
The grass is always greener when you leave the
sprinkler on.
A rolling stone plays the guitar.
The grass is always greener when you remember to
water it.
A bird in the hand is a real mess.
No news is no newspaper.
It's better to light one candle than to waste
electricity.
It's always darkest just before I open my eyes.
You have nothing to fear but homework.
If you can't stand the heat, don't start the
fireplace.
If you can't stand the heat, go swimming.
Never put off 'til tomorrow what you should have done
yesterday.
A penny saved is nothing in the real world.
The squeaking wheel gets annoying.
We have nothing to fear but our principal.
To err is human. To eat a muskrat is not.
I think, therefore I get a headache.
Better to light a candle than to light an explosive.
It's always darkest before 9:30 p.m.
Early to bed and early to rise is first in the
bathroom.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a blister.
There is nothing new under the bed.
The grass is always greener when you put manure on
it.