OF COCKS AND HENS

Alejandro R. Roces
BIOGRAPHY
Alejandro R. Roces
13 July 1924 23 May 2011
Alejandro R. Roces
A Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the
Philippines for literature.
He served as Secretary of Education from 1961 to 1965, during
the term of Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.
Anding attended elementary and high school at the Ateneo de
Manila University, before moving to the Arizona State University
for his tertiary education.
He graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts and, not long after, attained
his M.A. from Far Eastern University back in the Philippines.

Alejandro R. Roces
He has since received honorary doctorates from Tokyo University,
Baguio's St. Louis University, Polytechnic University of the
Philippines, and the Ateneo de Manila University.
Roces was a captain in the Markings Guerilla during World War II.
a columnist in Philippine dailies such as the Manila Chronicle and
the Manila Times.
He was previously President of the Manila Bulletin and of the
CAP College Foundation.
OF COCKS AND HENS:
SETTING
BARRIO
CharacterS
PROTAGONIST
Narrator
ANTAGONIST
Kiko
STOCK
a.) Mother
b.) Father
Head of the village - Tenienteng Tasio
Operator of a large egg farm - Mr. Eduardo Cruz

POINT OF VIEW
FIRST PERSON
POINT OF VIEW
PLOT
Early in the morning there are two brothers arguing about the sex of a
chicken, the one said that it is a rooster and the other said it is a hen. Because
they dont agree to each other they consulted their parents, the Tenienteng
Tasio and Mr. Cruz. But all of them also cant tell what the sex of the chicken is,
until Kiko got an idea.
He decided to bring the chicken to a fight in the cockpit. He told his
brother that if the chicken wins, his brother must agree that the chicken is a
rooster and not a hen. When the cock fight began and the chicken won, they
both accepted the fact that the chicken was definitely a rooster, but the
chicken started acting strange. It began to quiver. Then something round and
warm dropped on Kikos other hand. He looked down and saw an egg.

CONFLICT
Is it a hen or a rooster?
COMPLICATION
The chicken has both
characteristics of both hen and
rooster
CLIMAX
When Kiko and
his brother
brought the
chicken to the
cockpit to know
what the gender
of the chicken
really is.
KEY MOMENTS
The family tries to find answers to their questions
They went to Tenienteng Tasyo, the oldest man in the barrio,
hoping that he knows the answer to their questions.
They went to Mr. Cruz, an operator of a large egg farm, also
hoping that he can answer their questions.
They got the chicken into a cockfight.
DENOUMENT
They accepted the fact that the chicken has
both characteristics of a hen, because of some
physical attributes and it also laid eggs, and a
rooster, because of some physical characteristics
and it won the cock fight which is definitely a sign
that the chicken is a rooster.
CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS
Exploring Filipino Humor.
Filipinos will do anything just to know the thing or
to have the thing that they want to know or have.
Moral Values and Lesson
Never judge something just because of
its physical characteristics. Always
look inside of it and have a deep
understanding.
Reactions to the Story
This story is about the chicken that was found by the two brother.
They are fighting about the gender of the chicken whether its a hen or
rooster. The older brother tells that its a hen but the younger tells it is
not. The chicken was very peculiar because it has both the characteristic
of hen and a rooster. The two brother had a deal that if the chicken win
in a cockfight then they will consider it as a rooster, when the fight
comes the chicken defeats the other chicken in just one lunge. When
they already decided that the chicken is a rooster the chicken suddenly
laid an egg making it a she.

You can't judge something just because of its physical
characteristics , you should always look inside of it and have a deep
understanding.