diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c3629e64..671215ddc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules
+.venv
diff --git a/implement-cowsay/cow.py b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f5d37b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import argparse
+import cowsay
+
+def main():
+    # Set up argument parser
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Make animals say things")
+    parser.add_argument("message", nargs="+", help="The message to say.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--animal",
+        choices=cowsay.char_names,
+        default="cow",
+        help="The animal to be saying things.",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Combine the message into a single string
+    message = " ".join(args.message)
+
+    # Get the animal function from the library mapping
+    animal_function = cowsay.char_funcs[args.animal]
+
+    # Display the message using the selected animal
+    animal_function(message)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt b/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6b9ffd0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cowsay