#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

void mycowsay( char * );

int main( ){
    char str[50];

    for( ;; ){
        printf( "Enter string: " );
        scanf( "%s", str );
        
        if( !strlen( str) ){
            printf( "Zero length string, exiting cowardly!\n" );
            exit( 0 );
        }

        mycowsay( str );
    }

}

/**
 * Wraps a string in asterisks
 *
 * @param   char pointer    str   str to format
 *
 */
void mycowsay( char *str ){
    int asterisks, asterisks2, counter = 0;
    
    asterisks2 = asterisks = 4 * ( strlen( str ) + 1 ) - 3;

    while( asterisks-- ){
        printf( "*" );
    }
    
    printf( "\n" );
    
    do{
        printf( "* %c ", toupper( *(str) ) );
    }while( *(str++) );
    
    printf( "\n");
    
    while( asterisks2-- ){
        printf( "*" );
    }

    printf( "\n" );

}