diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js b/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
index f2e9041d..ebba6bb9 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
   // JavaScript without translation, eg.: strings, numbers, true, false, null...
   LiteralNode = (exports.LiteralNode = inherit(Node, {
     constructor: function constructor(value) {
-      this.children = [(this.value = value)];
+      this.value = value;
       return this;
     },
     // Break and continue must be treated as statements -- they lose their meaning
@@ -563,12 +563,14 @@
       return this.from_var + ' = ' + this.from.compile(o) + '; ' + this.to_var + ' = ' + this.to.compile(o) + ";\n" + this.idt();
     },
     compile_node: function compile_node(o) {
-      var compare, equals, idx, incr, intro, step;
+      var compare, equals, idx, incr, intro, step, vars;
       if (!(o.index)) {
         return this.compile_array(o);
       }
       idx = del(o, 'index');
       step = del(o, 'step');
+      vars = idx + '=' + this.from_var;
+      step = step ? step.compile(o) : '1';
       equals = this.exclusive ? '' : '=';
       intro = '(' + this.from_var + ' <= ' + this.to_var + ' ? ' + idx;
       compare = intro + ' <' + equals + ' ' + this.to_var + ' : ' + idx + ' >' + equals + ' ' + this.to_var + ')';
@@ -583,7 +585,7 @@
       body = Expressions.wrap([new LiteralNode('i')]);
       arr = Expressions.wrap([new ForNode(body, {
           source: (new ValueNode(this))
-        }, 'i')
+        }, new LiteralNode('i'))
       ]);
       return (new ParentheticalNode(new CallNode(new CodeNode([], arr)))).compile(o);
     }
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 19f667b6..31672e5d 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ statement Expressions
 LiteralNode: exports.LiteralNode: inherit Node, {
 
   constructor: (value) ->
-    @children: [@value: value]
+    @value: value
     this
 
   # Break and continue must be treated as statements -- they lose their meaning
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ RangeNode: exports.RangeNode: inherit Node, {
     return    @compile_array(o) unless o.index
     idx:      del o, 'index'
     step:     del o, 'step'
+    vars:     idx + '=' + @from_var
+    step:     if step then step.compile(o) else '1'
     equals:   if @exclusive then '' else '='
     intro:    '(' + @from_var + ' <= ' + @to_var + ' ? ' + idx
     compare:  intro + ' <' + equals + ' ' + @to_var + ' : ' + idx + ' >' + equals + ' ' + @to_var + ')'
@@ -453,7 +455,7 @@ RangeNode: exports.RangeNode: inherit Node, {
   # TODO: This generates pretty ugly code ... shrink it.
   compile_array: (o) ->
     body: Expressions.wrap([new LiteralNode('i')])
-    arr:  Expressions.wrap([new ForNode(body, {source: (new ValueNode(this))}, 'i')])
+    arr:  Expressions.wrap([new ForNode(body, {source: (new ValueNode(this))}, new LiteralNode('i'))])
     (new ParentheticalNode(new CallNode(new CodeNode([], arr)))).compile(o)
 
 }