Ella and Mac and I were just reading through a few old posts on my blog and we came across this one where I had asked the kids to finish well-known proverbs. We laughed our heads off reading these and I decided that Rohan needed to do this so we could enjoy his answers as well.
Proverbs by Rohan:
The original proverb: Better safe than sorry!
Rohan- Better safe than... healthy.
The original proverb: Strike while the iron is hot!
R- Strike while the... sword's killing.
The original proverb: It is always darkest before the dawn.
R- It's always darkest before the... dark.
The original proverb: A rolling stone gathers no moss.
R- A rolling stone... kills.
The original proverb: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
R- A bird in the hand is... dead.
The original proverb: There's nothing to fear but fear itself.
R- There's nothing to fear but... people.
The original proverb: If you can't stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen.
R- If you can't stand the heat then... get an umbrella.
The original proverb: The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
R- The squeaky wheel gets... fixed.
The original proverb: To err is human, to forgive is divine.
R- To err is human... but to make a mistake.
The original proverb: I think, therefore, I am.
R- I think therefore... I give.
The original proverb: Early to bed and early to rise makes and man healthy, wealthy and wise.
R- Early to bed and early to rise makes... you feel better because then you'll have better energy.
The original proverb: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
R- A journey of a thousand miles begins with... a person.
The original proverb: There is nothing new under the sun.
R- There is nothing new... except for Brynja.
The original proverb: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
R- The grass is always greener... than the sun.
The original proverb: Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
R- Don't count your chickens... before lunch.
The original proverb: You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
R- You can lead a horse to water, but... not to food.
The original proverb: Don't bite the hand that feeds you
R- Don't bite the hand that... eats you.
The original proverb: No news is good news.
R- No news is... reported.
The original proverb: A miss is as good as a mile.
R- A miss is as good as... a hit.
The original proverb: You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
R- You can't teach an old dog new... stuff.
The original proverb: If you lie down with dogs, you'll rise with fleas
R- If you lie down with dogs, you'll... bite them.
The original proverb: The pen is mightier than the sword.
R- The pen is mightier than... the sword.
The original proverb: Where there's smoke there's fire.
R- Where there's smoke there's... fire.
The original proverb: Happy the bride who the sun shines on.
R- Happy the bride who... killed his wife.
The original proverb: A penny saved is a penny earned.
R- A penny saved is... one cent.
The original proverb: Two's company, three's a crowd.
R- Two's company, three's... are better.
The original proverb: Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
R- Don't putt off til tomorrow what you... love.
The original proverb: Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone.
R- Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and... the world cries with you.
The original proverb: Children should be seen and not heard.
R- Children should be seen and not... dead.
The original proverb: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
R- If at first you don't succeed... then you will be seen by a king.
The original proverb: You get out of something what you put into it.
R- You get out of something what you... like to do.
