Hilltop Elementary School
is in the of Glen Burnie, Maryland

Hilltop's first graders learned that
Ben Franklin wrote many famous sayings.
Then they tried to finish Franklin's phrases.
You can read their answers below.
Can YOU finish Ben's phrases correctly?
You may click to see if your answers are correct.
Good luck!

"An egg today is better than..."

An egg today is better than tomorrow.
An egg today is better than yesterday.
An egg today is better than being sick.
An egg today is better than a bath.
An egg today is better than a hotdog.
An egg today is better than a cat.
An egg today is better than pancakes.
An egg today is better than a chicken.
An egg today is better than rotten eggs.
An egg today is better than toast.
An egg today is better than chicken nuggets.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

"The rotten apple..."

The rotten apple will make you throw up if you eat it.
The rotten apple tastes bad.
The rotten apple makes it stink.
The rotten apple is an apple when it gets rotten. If you don't know it is rotten,
and then you eat it, it would taste disgusting.
The rotten apple smells yucky.
The rotten apple is trash.
The rotten apple can have worms in it sometimes.
The rotten apple can have ants get on them.
The rotten apple might get mushy.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

"Haste makes..."

Haste makes you go very fast.
Haste makes a cake.
Haste makes you trip.
Haste makes you fall and you bust your neck.
Haste makes you fall, and you could get cut really bad.
Haste makes you mess up.
Haste makes trouble.
Haste makes a teacher tell us to slow down.
Haste makes an accident.
Haste makes you bump into somebody and if someone sees you running in the hallway you are going to get into trouble and have to go to the office.
Haste makes you get stopped by a policeman.
Haste makes a mess usually.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

"An empty bag..."

An empty bag has nothing inside of it and it's light.
An empty bag is empty.
An empty bag is better than full.
An empty bag was full of stuff that you lost.
An empty bag is a bag where you don't have stuff in it.
An empty bag has a hole in it.
An empty bag, when you think it is full, is easy to lift up.
An empty bag was full of snacks.
An empty bag carries nothing.
An empty bag you can save.
An empty bag is a bag of knowledge.
An empty bag means there's nothing in there.
An empty bag is somewhere you can put stuff in.
An empty bag had my gum in it, but now it's gone.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

"He that lies down with dogs..."

He that lies down with dogs is sleepy.
He that lies down with dogs might get licked.
He that lies down with dogs sneezes a lot because of the hair and fleas and stuff on dogs.
He that lies down with dogs will get fur on him.
He that lies down with dogs can get bitten if the dogs don't like him.
He that lies down with dogs plays with them.
He that lies down with dogs -- I don't have a dog but my rabbit acts like a dog, sometimes he will jump on my back.
He that lies down with dogs is going to get crawled over.
He that lies down with dogs is scared.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

"Early to bed, early to rise makes a man..."

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man smart.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man tired and yawn.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man yawn or want to go back to sleep.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man strong.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man shine.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man wake up when their mommy says so.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man tired in the morning and he can't work. He'll sometimes fall asleep.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man go to work early.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man excited for the day.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man miss his bus.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man get sleepy.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man have his mom and dad be mad.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man's eyes purple under them.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man get up too early in the morning and then get tired.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man wake up when it's dark.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man fall asleep in class.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man wake up at two o'clock in the morning!
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man, well, it's okay if you sleep a little while you're driving to the airport or something.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man get a good education.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

"A penny saved..."

A penny saved is 1 cent.
A penny saved is called cents.
A penny saved is actually something that you can use if you want to use it.
A penny saved is a penny in someone's hand.
A penny saved is safe.
A penny saved is a jar where you save pennies.
A penny saved is...I don't know that one. When you save it, then you can buy something with it.
A penny saved is lucky.
A penny saved is money.
A penny saved is not much.
A penny saved is a dollar.
A penny saved makes me happy.
A penny saved saves lots of money.
A penny saved is when there's a robber and they steal money, you save it.
A penny saved is when you can put all your pennies in a pig so nobody can get it.
A penny saved is when I go into my animal bank in the shape of a cow , and I put pennies, nickels, and quarters in it.
A penny saved is when you have a big jug and you put pennies and nickels in.
A penny saved is a collection.
A penny saved, when you save them to get rich.
A penny saved means I'm more richer.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

"A full belly..."

A full belly makes a stomach ache.
A full belly makes you full.
A full belly makes you full when your tummy gets bigger.
A full belly makes a fat person.
A full belly means you can't eat anything.
A full belly is not hungry anymore.
A full belly makes me exercise.
A full belly makes you sick.
A full belly makes you run slow.
A full belly is a happy belly.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

"One today is worth..."

One today is worth one.
One today is worth one cent.
One today is worth a day before.
One today is worth ten dollars.
One today is worth another day.
One today is worth $3,000.
One today is worth no less than $2.
One today is worth lots.
(To see how Franklin finished the sentence, click here.)

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