Here's something I found on a couple of site. I edited the intro slightly because it didn't make sense the way it was written, but the proverbs are the same:

June 24, 2007

Give half a proverb to a child, watch the result ...

Humanity took decades to come up with some wise sayings to be used as guides in the art of living, but sometimes, some little beings, with very limited knowledge & an innocent look to the world, may disclose a version of reality that could surprise the most experienced of us, thanks to its simplicity & accuracy.

A first grade school teacher in Virginia was presenting each of the 6 years old children in her classroom the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. Here are their answers:

1. As you shall make your bed so shall you ... mess it up.

2. Better to be safe than ... punch a 5th grader.

3. Dont change horses ... until they stop running.

4. Strike while the ... bug is close.

5. ItÂs always darkest before ... daylight saving time.

6. Never underestimate the power of ... termites.

7. A rolling stone ... plays the guitar.

8. A bird in the hand is ... a real mess.

9. It is better to light one candle than to ... waste electricity.

It is better to light one candle than to ... light an explosive.

10. You have nothing to fear but ... your principal.

You have nothing to fear but ... homework.

11. If you can't stand the heat ... don't start the fireplace.

If you can't stand the heat ... go swimming.

12. The squeaking wheel gets ... annoying.

13. To err is human ... to eat a muskrat is not.

14. I think, therefore I ... get a headache.

15. Early to bed and early to rise ... is first in the bathroom.

16. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a ... blister.

17. There is nothing new under the ... bed.

18. The grass is always greener ... when you leave the sprinkler on.

The grass is always greener ... when you put manure on it.

19. DonÂt count your chickens ... it takes too long.

20. You can lead a horse to water but ... how?

21. DonÂt bite the hand that ... looks dirty.

22. No news is ... impossible.

23. A miss is as good as a ... Mr.

24. You can't teach an old dog new ... math.

25. If you lie down with dogs, you'll ... stink in the morning.

26. Love all, trust ... me.

27. The pen is mightier than the ... pigs.

28. An idle mind is ... the best way to relax.

29. Where there's smoke there's ... pollution.

30. Happy is the bride who ... gets all the presents.

31. A penny saved is ... not much.

32. TwoÂs company, three's ... the musketeers.

33. DonÂt put off till tomorrow what ... you put on to go to bed.

Never put off 'til tomorrow what you ... should have done yesterday.

34. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and ... you have to blow your nose.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and ... someone yells, "shut up!"

35. There are none so blind as ... Stevie Wonder.

36. Children should be seen and not ... spanked or grounded.

37. If at first you don't succeed ... get new batteries.

38. You get out of something only what you ... see in the picture on the box.

39. When the blind lead the blind ... get out of the way.

40. Better late than ... pregnant.

I don't know if these are real or not.

Lars