26 motifs match “quench”  ·  back to the chapters

• Quenching the world-fire. A1035
• Buffalo helps tiger quench fire: white mark left on buffalo's neck where tiger held on while being ducked in water. A2211.12
• Helpful animals quench execution fire. Master is to be burned at stake. B526.1
• Magic sweets: one can quench thirst and the other can allay hunger. (Cf. D1038.) D1349.1.5
• Magic stream quenches fire. (Cf. D915.2.) D1382.8
• Magic object quenches fire. D1566.2
• Saint's bachall quenches fire. (Cf. D1277.) D1566.2.1
• Magic fan quenches fire. (Cf. D1077.) D1566.2.2
• Magic song quenches fire. (Cf. D1275.) D1566.2.3
• Runes quench fire. (Cf. D1266.1.) D1566.2.4
• Salamander's blood quenches fire. (Cf. D1016.) D1566.2.6
• Magic girdle produces stream of water to quench fire. (Cf. D1057.1.) D1566.2.7
• Unquenchable fire. (Cf. D1271.) D1672
• Flaming shield unquenchable. (Cf. D1101.1.) D1672.1
• Mountain-men cannot enter house till light is quenched. F460.2.3
• Elephant allows jackal to quench his thirst by entering through his mouth to his stomach. F929.1
• Fire from heaven cannot be quenched by water. F962.2.3
• Quenching the burning boat. People row to land and fetch water from a spring to put out the fire. J2162.3
• Wolves kill person for quenching holy fire. (Cf. Q222.) Q415.7
• Saint sees vision of flames covering Ireland quenched except for sparks; then great light appears, dispelling darkness. Flames are those of the faith brought by St. Patrick; they become less until restored by St. Columkill. V515.1.3
• The goat who would not leave the hazel bush. Final formula: The devil goes to strangle the Jew, the Jew to kill the ox, the ox to drink the water, the water to quench the fire, the fire to burn the stone, the stone to blunt the axe, the axe to cut the rope, the rope to tie the hunter, the hunter to shoot the goat – the goat leaves the hazel bush, the wee goat leaves the hazel bush. Z39.1.1
• The old woman and her pig. Her pig will not jump over the stile so that she can go home. She appeals in vain for help until the cow gives her milk. The final formula is: cow give milk for cat; cat kill rat; rat gnaw rope; rope hang butcher; butcher kill ox; ox drink water; water quench fire; fire burn stick; stick beat dog; dog bite pig; pig jump over stile. (Various introductions.) Z41
• Bird's pea gets stuck in socket of mill-handle. She goes to carpenter, king, queen, who refuse to help. She asks snake to bite queen, stick to beat snake, fire to burn stick, etc. Final formula: cat eats mouse, mouse cuts plant creeper, creeper snares elephant, elephant drinks up sea, sea quenches fire, fire burns stick, stick beats snake, snake bites queen, queen speaks to king, king chides carpenter, carpenter cuts mill handle, and pea is extracted. Questions in rhyme. Z41.6
• The wormwood does not want to rock the sparrow. Final formula: the worms begin to gnaw the rods, the rods to beat the oxen, the oxen to drink the water, the water to quench the fire, the fire to burn the hunters, the hunters to shoot the wolves, the wolves to kill the goats, the goats to gnaw the wormwood, the wormwood to rock me – it rocked and rocked me to sleep. Z41.7
• Pulling the needle out of the seamstress's hand. Final formula: That was just what the cat was waiting for – it sprang to devour the mouse, the mouse to tear the spider's web, the spider to entangle the dog, the dog to eat the goat, the goat to gnaw the rushes, the rushes to grow in the stream, the stream to quench the fire, the fire to burn the stone, the stone to beat the axe, the axe soon pulled out the needle that was stuck in the seamstress's hand. Z41.8
• Where is the warehouse? – The fire burned it down. – Where is the fire? – The water quenched it. Z49.5