[Dreadful Scathe]

An American primary school teacher collected well known proverbs.
She gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb.
It`s hard to believe these were actually done by "6" year-olds!

____Better to be safe than......................punch a 5th grader.
____Strike while the ...........................bug is close.
____It`s always darkest before..................Daylight Saving Time.
____Never underestimate 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.
____You can`t teach an old dog new..............math.
____If you lie down with 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 the bride who.........................gets all the presents.
____A penny saved is............................not much.
____Two`s company, three`s......................the Musketeers.
____Don`t put off till 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.
____There are none so blind as..................Stevie Wonder.
____Children should be seen and not.............spanked or grounded.
____If at first you don`t succeed...............get new batteries.
____You get out of something only what you..... see in the picture on the box.
____When the blind leadeth the blind............get out of the way.
____And the favorite:
____Better late than...........................pregnant
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