diff --git a/ruby_data.h b/ruby_data.h
index b450b82..0e2a3e8 100644
--- a/ruby_data.h
+++ b/ruby_data.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define __ruby_data_h__
 
 #include <ruby.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string>
 
 template<class T, class R> class RubyDataSource {
 
@@ -36,8 +38,8 @@ class RubyDest {
   RubyDest();
   ~RubyDest();
 
-  VALUE pushString(const char* value, const char* name=0) {
-    return Qnil;
+  VALUE pushString(std::string value, const char* name=0) {
+    return rb_str_new2(value.c_str());
   }
 
   VALUE pushInt(int64_t value, const char* name=0) {
diff --git a/v8_data.h b/v8_data.h
index b492cb7..bc2e93b 100644
--- a/v8_data.h
+++ b/v8_data.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "v8.h"
 #include "stdint.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <string>
 
 
 template<class T, class R> class V8HandleSource {
@@ -30,8 +31,16 @@ template<class T, class R> class V8HandleSource {
     }
 
     if(value->IsString()) {
-      //v8::Local<v8:String::AsciiValue> strValue(value->ToString());
-      return dest.pushString("", name);
+      v8::Local<v8::String> str = value->ToString();
+      char buffer[1024];
+      int strlen = str->Length();
+      std::string output;
+      for (int total = 0; total < strlen;) {
+        int written = str->WriteAscii(buffer, 0, 1024);
+        output.append(buffer, written);
+        total += written;
+      }
+      return dest.pushString(output, name);
     }
 
     if(value->IsInt32()) {