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Overview

Maria’s speaking fighting cock belongs to Anicio Pascual’s Pampangan tale of the abandoned siblings Juan and Maria. Maria finds a hen’s egg while they wander; after an old woman shelters them, it hatches and the chick grows into a fine rooster. One morning the bird asks to be taken to the cockpit and declares that it will win. Juan takes it the following Sunday, and it wins much money for him. Its speech and fulfilled prediction are the supernatural features supplied by the story. The narrator does not give it an origin as a god, a human transformation or a later fate; it remains distinct from the black deer whose hide subsequently equips Juan for the tournament.

Hatches from a found eggSpeaks its requestPredicts and wins a contest
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Origins & earliest records

Philippines; Anicio Pascual of Arayat, Pampanga; heard repeatedly, most recently from an old woman

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Records & interpretation

Complete tale and shared comparative notes read in the retained 1921-edition transcription.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

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    Filipino Popular Tales

    Dean S. Fansler, collector and editor; source: Anicio Pascual of Arayat, Pampanga; heard repeatedly, most recently from an old woman · 1921

    Tale 40, Juan and Maria, pp. 295–297; comparative notes 297–301; American Folk-Lore Society

Family & connections

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Primary records and illustrations

Complete narrative and all attached notes inspected

Dean S. Fansler, Filipino Popular Tales (American Folk-Lore Society, 1921)

Part I, Hero Tales and Drolls. Tale 40, Juan and Maria, pp. 295–297; comparative notes 297–301

Cache fansler-40.txt and master fansler1921.html. Source chain: Anicio Pascual of Arayat, Pampanga; heard repeatedly, most recently from an old woman. Main narrative and comparative variants kept distinct.

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References

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  1. Historical collected folktaleFansler, tale 40, Juan and MariaResearch access: 2026-10-05

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