"When it’s raining cats and dogs, become a duck."

Every week, classes have an opportunity to win a shout-out for their school with our Week in Rap Shout-out Contest. This week’s contest highlighted our African Wisdom song, and asked students to write their own, original proverbs. Without further ado, the winner is:

After dragging a sled up a hill, you get to enjoy the ride.

– JDC School Program, Loudoun County, Virginia

It’s a shame we could only pick one winner, because we received a lot of amazing entries. The good news is that we can still share them with you here! Here are some of our favorite entries from this week:

• Intelligence gives you money.

• Work like a captain, play like a pirate.

• Good thoughts don’t come first – sleep does.

• Bored? Watch Flocab.

• When life gets you down, make a comforter!

• Leaves are alive, but they always die.

• I have people, but I have no rice.

• When it’s raining cats and dogs, become a duck.

• Gold is better than silver as intelligence is better than no intelligence.

• Internet affects intellect.

• Sports & love have something in common. They both require devotion.

• If you wear a tie, don’t wear it too tight… It’s awful.

• I’ve decided to stop crying when I get in trouble because all it does is make my eyes all puffy.

• Life is like music, sometimes it is like a melody, sometimes not.

• One does not simply go home from McDonald’s without eating any fries

• You don’t need a computer when you have your brain.

We hope you enjoyed reading those as much as we did! Don’t forget to submit to next week’s Week in Rap Shout-out contest for your chance to win a shout-out for your school.

Ducks in the Rain by Derek Bridges, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.