Give this a try:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>List Test</title>
<style>
li:hover {
cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;
}
</style>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("li").click(function(){
$('#alltext').append($(this).text());
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>List items</h2>
<ol>
<li>Hello</li>
<li>World</li>
<li>Earthlings</li>
</ol>
<form>
<textarea id="alltext"></textarea>
</form>
</body>
</html>