Dear Abby

<body> DEAR ABBY:
I teach fourth grade at Westlake Elementary School in Ventura County, Calif. As a fun assignment, I gave the 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 my students submitted. You may want to share them with your readers. - Lesly Vick

DEAR LESLY VICK:
Indeed I do. Your students deserve an "A" for originality. Read 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 always darkest just before I open my eyes.
*If you can't stand the heat, don't start the fireplace.
*Never put off till 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.
*Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry, and someone yells, "Shut up!"
*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.
*Don't count your chickens - it takes too long.