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Rh tribe, they dug a deep pit and covered it over with branches and grass. When the trap was ready, they drove some kangaroos in its direction, and advised Wirtpa Mit to follow them. He fell into the trap, and they covered over the top of the pit, leaving only a small hole to give him air and sunshine. There they kept him without food till he was nearly dead. He begged of them to make the opening larger, and when they acceded to his request he made his escape, but was so weak from starvation that they afterwards killed him and put him into the hole and filled it up. To this day this place is named after him, and the story is told to the young people as a warning not to be 'selfish.'