MY BROTHERS PECULIAR

CHICKEN
ALEJANDRO ROCES
SUMMARY:
The story was about the weird chicken
which Kiko and his brother found. They couldnt
tell whether it is a hen or a rooster. They keep on
arguing to each other because Kiko insists that the
chicken is a rooster for they saw it on the field
fighting another chicken. But his brother is not
convinced for the chicken has no comb or wattles,
both disagree to one another.
They began to ask their mother and father,
even the people on their village like Tasio and Mr
Cruz. But all of them couldnt tell whether its a hen
or a rooster. And they also thought that it was a
binabae.
So instead, they decided to bring it into the
cockpit and make it fight to a rooster. But during the
fight there is a turn of events, things gone different
for what they have expected. A lovesick expression
came into the roosters eyes, instead of fighting the
rooster began to do some love dance but the
peculiar chicken suddenly stub its spur into the
rooster and the fight is over. The brothers couldnt
believe what they had saw.
Kiko thinks he convinced his brother at the
chicken is a rooster, but the chicken act something
strange. It began to quiver, and egg came out and
drop into his brother hand.

CHARACTERS:
The Kid,
Kiko,
Mr. Eduardo Cruz,
Father,
Mother, and
Tenienting Tasio

THEME:
The theme of the short story, My Brother's
Peculiar Chicken, by Alejandro Roces is that people
have differing opinions on a subject. One person
sees something one way and another person sees the
exact opposite when looking at the same situation.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Alejandro Roces (Literature, 2003) is a
short story writer and essayist, and considered as
the countrys best writer of comic short stories. He
is known for his widely anthologized "My Brothers
Peculiar Chicken." In his innumerable newspaper
columns, he has always focused on the neglected
aspects of the Filipino cultural heritage. His works
have been published in various international
magazines and has received national and
international awards.
Ever the champion of Filipino cultures,
Roces brought to public attention the aesthetics of
the countrys fiestas. He was instrumental in
popularizing several local fiestas, notably, Moriones
and Ati-atihan. He personally led the campaign to
change the countrys Independence Day from July 4
to June 12, and caused the change of language from
English to Filipino in the countrys stamps, currency
and passports, and recovered Jose Rizals
manuscripts when they were stolen from the
National Archives.
His unflinching love of country led him to
become a guerilla during the Second World War, to
defy martial law and to found the major opposition
party under the dictatorship. His works have been
published in various international magazines and
received numerous national and international
awards, including several decorations from various
governments.