diff --git a/chicken.pl b/chicken.pl
index ce6036d..39faf97 100755
--- a/chicken.pl
+++ b/chicken.pl
@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@
 
 usage: $0 [options]
 
-    --numberofwords --nw : number of words
+    --numberofwords -nw <n>: number of words
+    --enumerate -en     <n>: create a list of arguments
 
 eof
 
 our %OPT;
 
-my $numberOfWords = 0;
+my $opt_numberOfWords = 0;
+my $opt_enumerate     = 0;
 
-GetOptions( 'numberofwords|nw=i' => \$numberOfWords, ) or die USAGE;
+GetOptions(
+    'numberofwords|nw=i' => \$opt_numberOfWords,
+    'enumerate|en=i'     => \$opt_enumerate,
+) or die USAGE;
 
 my @WORDS = (
     "puk",           "pukaaak", "cluck", "cluck-cluck-cluck", "cluckity",          "bwak",
@@ -24,44 +29,52 @@
 
 my @PARAGRAPH_SIZES = ( 15, 30, 75 );
 
-unless ($numberOfWords) {
-    $numberOfWords = $PARAGRAPH_SIZES[ int( rand($#PARAGRAPH_SIZES) ) ];
-}
-
-# generate paragraph, with random words, capitalization, and punctuation.
-my $paragraph = "";
+my $enumerate = ($opt_enumerate) ? $opt_enumerate : 1;
 
-my $previousWordHadPunctuation = 0;
+for ( my $e = 0; $e < $enumerate; $e++ ) {
+    if ($opt_numberOfWords) {
+        $numberOfWords = $opt_numberOfWords;
+    }
+    else {
+        $numberOfWords = $PARAGRAPH_SIZES[ int( rand( scalar @PARAGRAPH_SIZES ) ) ];
+    }
 
-for ( my $i = 0; $i < $numberOfWords; $i++ ) {
+    # generate paragraph, with random words, capitalization, and punctuation.
+    my $paragraph                  = "";
+    my $previousWordHadPunctuation = 0;
+    for ( my $i = 0; $i < $numberOfWords; $i++ ) {
 
-    # pick a random word
+        # pick a random word
 
-    my $word = $WORDS[ int( rand($#WORDS) ) ];
+        my $word = $WORDS[ int( rand( scalar @WORDS ) ) ];
 
-    # optionally add punctuation
-    # note: always add punctuation if it's the last word.
+        # optionally add punctuation
+        # note: always add punctuation if it's the last word.
 
-    my $shouldAddPunctuation = $i == $numberOfWords - 1 || rand() > 0.9;
-    my $punctuation          = $shouldAddPunctuation ? $PUNCTUATIONS[ int( rand($#PUNCTUATIONS) ) ] : "";
-    $word = $word . $punctuation;
+        my $shouldAddPunctuation = $i == $numberOfWords - 1 || rand() > 0.9;
+        my $punctuation          = $shouldAddPunctuation ? $PUNCTUATIONS[ int( rand( scalar @PUNCTUATIONS ) ) ] : "";
+        $word = $word . $punctuation;
 
-    # optionally capitalize the word
-    # note: always capitalize if it's the first words, or if preceded by punctuation
-    my $shouldCapitalize = $i == 0 || $previousWordHadPunctuation || rand() > 0.7;
+        # optionally capitalize the word
+        # note: always capitalize if it's the first words, or if preceded by punctuation
+        my $shouldCapitalize = $i == 0 || $previousWordHadPunctuation || rand() > 0.7;
 
-    $word = $shouldCapitalize ? uc( substr( $word, 0, 1 ) ) . substr( $word, 1 ) : $word;
+        $word = $shouldCapitalize ? uc( substr( $word, 0, 1 ) ) . substr( $word, 1 ) : $word;
 
-    # preserve info for next iteration
-    $previousWordHadPunctuation = $shouldAddPunctuation;
+        # preserve info for next iteration
+        $previousWordHadPunctuation = $shouldAddPunctuation;
 
-    # add word to paragraph
-    $paragraph = $paragraph . $word;
+        # add word to paragraph
+        $paragraph = $paragraph . $word;
 
-    # if not last one, add a space
-    $paragraph = $i == $numberOfWords - 1 ? $paragraph : $paragraph . " ";
-}
+        # if not last one, add a space
+        $paragraph = $i == $numberOfWords - 1 ? $paragraph : $paragraph . " ";
+    }
 
-print $paragraph;
-print "\n";
+    if ($opt_enumerate) {
+        printf "%d. ", $e + 1;
+    }
+    print $paragraph;
+    print "\n";
 
+}