Nooloigah belonged to the place now called Yabbra Forest. He was a good hunter and fighter. Because of this he was part of the Tribal Council with the elders who knew the law.

One day in summer, Nooloigah took his youngest wife Bani to hunt for black buck Ganam (possum). Nooloigah climbed a tree where some possums were sleeping but one woke up and ran down the tree. The Ganam ran right over Bani's feet and off into the scrub. Bani chased that possum but she got a surprise when she found it dead at the foot of a tree.

Now it happened that Nooloigah's younger brother had also gone hunting and when he saw the possum running towards him, he had killed it with his Murundan. Hearing a noise, he stepped back and hid behind a tree. just then Bani had come running up. Bani bent down to pick up the Ganam. When she looked up she saw her brother-in-law standing there. He looked very handsome in his red-ochre warrior's paint-gudin.

Bani felt very attracted to her brother-in-law. She came close to him and took him in her arms. They pressed close together until the young man was overcome with shame and ran off towards the camp.

Meanwhile Nooloigah was thinking that his wife had been gone too long. Just when he was beginning to get angry, Bani came up with the dead Ganam in her hands. Nooloigah wondered how Bani could have killed the possum, as she had no Murundan. Then, as Bani handed the possum to him, Nooloigah noticed that his wife had gudin smeared on her body. Nooloigah didn't say anything but his thoughts were sad because he knew his wife had been with another man.

Back at the camp the aunt of Nooloigah put the possums on the coals to roast. Nooloigah walked over to the Djanangan (bachelor's camp). It was there he thought he would find his wife's lover.
Under a possum rug Nooloigah's younger brother lay asleep, shivering as if he was sick. 'What's wrong, brother?' asked Nooloigah. 'My head is aching' his brother answered.