Hi Blog! Remember me? I did this with all of my other kids and Ella reminded me tonight that I should do this with Brynja. For posterity:
The original proverb:
Better safe than sorry!
Brynja-
Better safe than...sorry.
The
original proverb: Strike while the iron is hot!
B-
Strike while the…birds go.
The
original proverb: It is always darkest before the dawn.
B- It's
always darkest before the... lightest.
The
original proverb: A rolling stone gathers no moss.
B - A
rolling stone...rolls down a hill.
The
original proverb: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
B- A
bird in the hand is...scared when you hold it.
The
original proverb: There's nothing to fear but fear itself.
B-
There's nothing to fear but... the fear of your fear.
The
original proverb: If you can't stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen.
B - If
you can't stand the heat then... get cooled off.
The
original proverb: The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
R- The
squeaky wheel gets... gets the punishment.
The
original proverb: To err is human, to forgive is divine.
B- To
err is human... but to sand is air.
The
original proverb: I think, therefore, I am.
B- I think therefore... you are.
The
original proverb: Early to bed and early to rise makes and man healthy, wealthy
and wise.
B -
Early to bed and early to rise makes... you feel better.
The
original proverb: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
B - A
journey of a thousand miles begins with... the one.
The
original proverb: There is nothing new under the sun.
B -
There is nothing new...than a bird flying past you.
The
original proverb: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
B - The
grass is always greener... in the summer than in the winter.
The
original proverb: Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
B -
Don't count your chickens... when you have a counter machine.
The
original proverb: You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
B - You
can lead a horse to water, but... you can’t make it swim.
The
original proverb: Don't bite the hand that feeds you
B -
Don't bite the hand that... you once bit.
The
original proverb: No news is good news.
B - No
news is... some news.
The
original proverb: A miss is as good as a mile.
B - A
miss is as good as... a hit.
The
original proverb: You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
B - You
can't teach an old dog new...things.
The
original proverb: If you lie down with dogs, you'll rise with fleas
B - If
you lie down with dogs, you'll... wake up with a dog.
The
original proverb: The pen is mightier than the sword.
B - The
pen is mightier than... the pencil.
The
original proverb: Where there's smoke there's fire.
B -
Where there's smoke there's... fire.
The
original proverb: Happy the bride who the sun shines on.
B -
Happy the bride who... kissed the mayor (groom).
The
original proverb: A penny saved is a penny earned.
B - A
penny saved is... worth a hundred dollars.
The
original proverb: Two's company, three's a crowd.
B -
Two's company, three's... fours and fives.
The
original proverb: Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
B -
Don't putt off til tomorrow what you... can do today.
The
original proverb: Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and you cry
alone.
B -
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and... the whole world cries with
you.
The
original proverb: Children should be seen and not heard.
B -
Children should be seen and not... heard.
The
original proverb: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
B - If
at first you don't succeed... you will always get it next time.
The
original proverb: You get out of something what you put into it.
B - You
get out of something what you... can’t do but then you get it back.