diff --git a/sources/zweic/Parser.scala b/sources/zweic/Parser.scala
index 6cd9d57..7793d52 100755
--- a/sources/zweic/Parser.scala
+++ b/sources/zweic/Parser.scala
@@ -354,8 +354,12 @@
   }
 
   private def _string(str: String): New = {
-    //TODO
-    return New(Name("temp"), Nil);
+  	// TODO: make this less dirty
+  	if ( str.length() > 1 ) {
+		return New(Name("Cons"), IntLit(str.charAt(0).asInstanceOf[Int])::_string(str.substring(1))::Nil);
+	} else {
+		return New(Name("Cons"), IntLit(str.charAt(0).asInstanceOf[Int])::New(Name("Nil"), Nil)::Nil);
+	}
   }
 
   /**