diff --git a/2006/grothe/README.md b/2006/grothe/README.md
index c024cc791..4be3b011a 100644
--- a/2006/grothe/README.md
+++ b/2006/grothe/README.md
@@ -14,21 +14,15 @@ make
 
 ## Try:
 
+Put on your "electronic ears" and then try:
+
 ```sh
-./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < twinkle.txt
+./try.sh
 ```
 
-... and then put on your "electronic ears".  You may find using
+You may find using
 a tunable scanning electronic ear helps.
 
-There are other text files you may wish to try:
-
-```sh
-./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < arabian.txt
-./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < olympics.txt
-./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < test.txt
-```
-
 
 ## Judges' remarks:
 
diff --git a/2006/grothe/try.sh b/2006/grothe/try.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bd4f17926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2006/grothe/try.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# try.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 2006/grothe
+#
+
+# make sure CC is set so that when we do make CC="$CC" it isn't empty. Doing it
+# this way allows us to have the user specify a different compiler in an easy
+# way.
+if [[ -z "$CC" ]]; then
+    CC="cc"
+fi
+
+make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+# clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
+clear
+
+resume()
+{
+    echo 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Do you wish to continue (Y/N)? "
+    if [[ "$REPLY" != "y" && "$REPLY" != "Y" ]]; then
+	exit 0
+    fi
+}
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < twinkle.txt: "
+echo 1>&2
+./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < twinkle.txt
+resume
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < arabian.txt: "
+echo 1>&2
+./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < arabian.txt
+resume
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < olympics.txt: "
+echo 1>&2
+./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < olympics.txt
+resume
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < test.txt: "
+echo 1>&2
+./grothe 65000000 10000000 1344 < test.txt
+echo 1>&2
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index ce80553d1..5cee86d38 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -3418,6 +3418,11 @@ Cody also added the [try.sh](/2006/birken/try.sh) script.
 implicitly linked in.
 
 
+## <a name="2006_grothe"></a>[2006/grothe](/2006/grothe/grothe.c) ([README.md](/2006/grothe/README.md))
+
+[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2006/grothe/try.sh) script.
+
+
 ## <a name="2006_hamre"></a>[2006/hamre](/2006/hamre/hamre.c) ([README.md](/2006/hamre/README.md))
 
 [Cody](#cody) fixed this so that it will not crash without an arg after it was suggested