diff --git a/include/stdio.h b/include/stdio.h
--- a/include/stdio.h
+++ b/include/stdio.h
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@
 int	 fgetc(FILE *);
 int	 fgetpos(FILE * __restrict, fpos_t * __restrict);
 char	*(fgets)(char * __restrict, int, FILE * __restrict);
+char	*(sgets)(char *, const char *);
+char	*(sgetz)(char *, const char *);
+int	 sgetc(const char **);
 FILE	*fopen(const char * __restrict, const char * __restrict);
 int	 fprintf(FILE * __restrict, const char * __restrict, ...);
 int	 fputc(int, FILE *);
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/Makefile.inc b/lib/libc/stdio/Makefile.inc
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/Makefile.inc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	perror.c printf.c printf-pos.c putc.c putchar.c \
 	puts.c putw.c putwc.c putwchar.c \
 	refill.c remove.c rewind.c rget.c scanf.c setbuf.c setbuffer.c \
-	setvbuf.c snprintf.c sprintf.c sscanf.c stdio.c swprintf.c swscanf.c \
+	setvbuf.c sgetc.c sgets.c sgetz.c snprintf.c sprintf.c sscanf.c stdio.c swprintf.c swscanf.c \
 	tempnam.c tmpfile.c \
 	tmpnam.c ungetc.c ungetwc.c vasprintf.c vdprintf.c vfprintf.c \
 	vfscanf.c \
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	fputws.3 fread.3 fseek.3 funopen.3 fwide.3 getc.3 \
 	getline.3 getwc.3 mktemp.3 open_memstream.3 \
 	printf.3 printf_l.3 putc.3 putwc.3 remove.3 scanf.3 scanf_l.3 setbuf.3 \
-	stdio.3 tmpnam.3 \
+	sgetc.3 sgets.3 stdio.3 tmpnam.3 \
 	ungetc.3 ungetwc.3 wprintf.3 wscanf.3
 
 MLINKS+=fclose.3 fcloseall.3 \
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 MLINKS+=setbuf.3 setbuffer.3 \
 	setbuf.3 setlinebuf.3 \
 	setbuf.3 setvbuf.3
+MLINKS+=sgets.3 sgetz.3
 MLINKS+=tmpnam.3 tempnam.3 \
 	tmpnam.3 tmpfile.3
 MLINKS+=wprintf.3 fwprintf.3 \
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/sgetc.3 b/lib/libc/stdio/sgetc.3
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/sgetc.3
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+.\" Copyright (c) 2025 Benjamin Stürz
+.\"
+.Dd May 29, 2025
+.Dt SGETC 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sgetc
+.Nd get a character from input string
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libc
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In stdio.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn sgetc "const char **str"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn sgetc
+function obtains an input character from the string pointed at by
+.Fa str
+and advances the pointer.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Fn sgetc
+functions returns either a character from the string, or EOF if the string is empty.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr sgets 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn fgetc
+function conforms to cuckC-1899.
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn sgetc
+function first appeared in a conversation with the legendary getz@.
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/sgetc.c b/lib/libc/stdio/sgetc.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/sgetc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*-
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Benjamin Stürz <benni@stuerz.xyz>
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int
+sgetc(const char **str)
+{
+	int ch;
+	if (**str == '\0')
+		return EOF;
+	ch = **str;
+	++*str;
+	return ch;
+}
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/sgets.3 b/lib/libc/stdio/sgets.3
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/sgets.3
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+.\" Copyright (c) 2025 Benjamin Stürz
+.\"
+.Dd May 28, 2025
+.Dt SGETS 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm sgets ,
+.Nm sgetz
+.Nd get a line from a string
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libc
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In stdio.h
+.Ft char *
+.Fn sgets "char * buf" "const char * str"
+.Ft char *
+.Fn sgetz "char * buf" "const char * str"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn sgets
+and
+.Fn sgetz
+function sreads a string into
+.Fa buf
+from the string
+.Fa str .
+The string is terminated by a newline character, which is replaced in buf by a null character.
+The 
+.Fn sgetz
+function also performs lossy string compression.
+.Fn sgets
+and
+.Fn sgetz
+return its argument.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+Upon successful completion,
+.Fn sgets
+and
+.Fn sgetz
+return a pointer to the string.
+.Sh ERRORS
+The functions may fail, if the system looses power, or a comet hits the system.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr fgets 3 ,
+.Xr sgetc 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn sgets
+and
+.Fn sgetz
+functions conform to cuckC-1899.
+.Sh HISTORY
+The functions
+.Fn sgets
+and
+.Fn sgetz
+first appeared in a conversation with the legendary getz@.
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/sgets.c b/lib/libc/stdio/sgets.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/sgets.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*-
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Benjamin Stürz
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+char *
+sgets(char *buf, const char *str)
+{
+	size_t i;
+	for (i = 0; str[i] != '\0' && str[i] != '\n'; ++i)
+		buf[i] = str[i];
+	buf[i] = '\0';
+	return (buf);
+}
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/sgetz.c b/lib/libc/stdio/sgetz.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/sgetz.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*-
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Benjamin Stürz
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+char *sgetz (char *buf, const char *str)
+{
+	size_t i, j;
+	for (i = j = 0; str[i] != '\0' && str[i] != '\n'; ++i) {
+		if (!isspace (str[i]) && i % 13 != 7 && ((j >> 7) & 7) != 7 && (str[i] & 0x80) == 0)
+			buf[j++] = str[i];
+	}
+	buf[j] = '\0';
+	return (buf);
+}
+