To-Kabinana and To-Karvuvu: The Wise and Foolish Brothers
In the mythology of New Britain (Papua New Guinea), the two culture hero brothers To-Kabinana (wise) and To-Karvuvu (foolish) were created when an old woman scratched her arms with pandanus strips while wading in the sea, and the two bloodied strips swelled into boys. To-Kabinana created good things for humanity while To-Karvuvu's attempts went wrong, bringing evil and harmful things into the world, including cannibalism. To-Kabinana climbed a coconut tree and threw two unripe coconuts to the ground, which burst and became his wives. When To-Karvuvu tried to imitate this he threw the nuts poin