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Motifs
- Thirsty cattle fight over well. B266.1
- Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water. The patient is fed salt or heavily salted food and allowed no water for several days. He then stands with mouth open before a supply of fresh water, often a running brook. The thirsty animal emerges to get fresh water. B784.2.1
- Bloodthirsty revenants. E250
- Bloodthirsty revenants – miscellaneous. E259
- Hanged man thirsty; demands water to drink. E422.0.1
- Thirsty when hanged, corpse asks for water on Hallowe'en. E545.6.1
- Animal thief of eggs detected when he comes to a spring to drink. All animals must tell why they are thirsty. J1144.2
- In Passion Play the Christ says, "I am thirsty"; the thief on the left speaks up, "I too." J2041.1
- Bloodthirsty animal by trickery admitted to fold: kills peaceful animal. K828
- Punishment of Tantalus. Stands in a pool that ever recedes from his thirsty lips; branches of fruit spring away from him; stone over his head continually threatens to fall. Q501.2