El duelo ajeno, del pelo cuelga. The grief of someone else hangs from a hair. The hen that eats at your house and lays her eggs at someone else's is not a good hen. Donde una puerta se cierra, otra se abre. Where ever a door closes, another opens.
Bad things come in by the armful and leave by the inches.
Cameron que se duerme, se lo lleva el corriente. He turned himself into honey and he was eaten up by flies. Myths Use the following Hispanic myths in class and have students come up with some more. Also, the ESOL teacher should prepare a list of typical American myths in order to compare the two cultures. If the needle turns clockwise, it is going to be a girl.