Example app

gistfile1.txt

animals = {
    "cow": r"""
  \  ^__^
   \ (oo)\_______
     (__)\       )\/\
         ||----w |
         ||     ||
""",
    "donkey": r"""
  \   
   \      
       /\_/\       
   (  / & \ )     
     \ ^  /     
    /||_||\      
""",
    "owl": r"""
      \_/    
    ( o o )  
     \---/   
     // \\   
"""
}

chosen_animal = input("Choose an animal (cow, donkey, owl): ").lower()

if chosen_animal in animals:
    print(animals[chosen_animal])
else:
    print("Sorry, we don't have an ASCII art for that animal.")