A ruler has a dream and demands to explain it. A snake tells a man that this dream signals the beginning or a time period when people act in particular way. The episode repeats with different dreams. Every time the man’s behavior towards the snake proves that the corresponding period really has begun
| Areal ID | Tradition |
| 5.1.7.9 | Tats |
| 5.2.2.5 | Kurds |
| 5.3.2.1 | Aramaic (Syrians) |
| 5.5.1.3 | Kirghiz |