diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c3629e64..be3563007 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 node_modules
+.venv
+*.class
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diff --git a/implement-cowsay/cow.py b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7c647e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import argparse
+import cowsay
+
+available_animals = cowsay.CHARS
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="cowsay")
+parser.add_argument("message", nargs="+", help="What the animal will say")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--animal",
+    choices=available_animals.keys(),
+    default="cow",
+    help="The animal that will say the word",
+)
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+message_joined = " ".join(args.message)
+
+animal = args.animal
+
+getattr(cowsay, animal)(message_joined)
diff --git a/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt b/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc5571034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cowsay
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