diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e54742..60baee9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ $ cowsay -t "Hello World" -c "tux"
 # More Characters
 ```pycon
 >>> cowsay.char_names
-['beavis', 'cheese', 'cow', 'daemon', 'dragon', 'fox', 'ghostbusters', 'kitty',
+['beavis', 'cheese', 'cow', 'daemon', 'dragon', 'fox', 'ghostbusters', 'kitty', 'kitten', 
 'meow', 'miki', 'milk', 'octopus', 'pig', 'stegosaurus', 'stimpy', 'trex', 
 'turkey', 'turtle', 'tux']
 
diff --git a/cowsay/characters.py b/cowsay/characters.py
index 3db9bad..9725682 100644
--- a/cowsay/characters.py
+++ b/cowsay/characters.py
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@
       _.. `--'_..-_/   /--' _ .' ,4
      ( i l ),-''  ( l i),'  ( ( ! .-'
 ''',
+   "kitten": r'''
+\
+  \
+   \
+     \
+         ／|、
+       （ﾟ､ ｡ ７
+         |  ~ヽ
+         じしf_,)ノ 
+''', 
 
 
     "meow": r"""
diff --git a/cowsay/tests/solutions.py b/cowsay/tests/solutions.py
index 372f03d..922cbcd 100644
--- a/cowsay/tests/solutions.py
+++ b/cowsay/tests/solutions.py
@@ -208,6 +208,25 @@
                                                        _.. `--'_..-_/   /--' _ .' ,4
                                                       ( i l ),-''  ( l i),'  ( ( ! .-'
 """,
+    'kitten': r""" 
+  _________________________________________________
+ /                                                 \
+| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing |
+|  elitr, sed diamnonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut  |
+| labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat,sed diam vol |
+| uptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolore |
+| s et ea rebum.                                    |
+ \                                                 /
+  =================================================
+ \
+  \
+   \
+     \
+         ／|、
+       （ﾟ､ ｡ ７
+         |  ~ヽ
+         じしf_,)ノ
+"""
 
 
     'meow': r"""
diff --git a/cowsay/tests/test_api.py b/cowsay/tests/test_api.py
index 8cdca79..8fd4b0f 100644
--- a/cowsay/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/cowsay/tests/test_api.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 def test_char_names():
 
     characters = ['beavis', 'cheese', 'daemon', 'cow', 'dragon',
-                  'ghostbusters', 'kitty', 'meow', 'milk', 'stegosaurus',
+                  'ghostbusters', 'kitty', 'kitten', 'meow', 'milk', 'stegosaurus',
                   'stimpy', 'turkey', 'turtle', 'tux',
                   'pig', 'trex', 'miki', 'fox', 'octopus']