diff --git a/implement-cowsay/.gitignore b/implement-cowsay/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21d0b898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.venv/
diff --git a/implement-cowsay/cow.py b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..216a9409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implement-cowsay/cow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import argparse
+import cowsay
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="implement Cowsay command")
+parser.add_argument("text", help="Text to be displayed")
+parser.add_argument("--animal", help="Animal to say the text", default="cow")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+animals = cowsay.char_names
+animal = args.animal.lower()
+if animal not in animals:
+    print(f"Invalid animal. Supported animals are: {', '.join(animals)}")
+    exit(1)
+cowsay.char_funcs[animal](args.text)    
+
+