diff --git a/content.cpp b/content.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b68bb25dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "content.h"
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	Content::Content()
+	{
+	}
+
+	Content::~Content()
+	{
+	}
+}
diff --git a/content.h b/content.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d251bb1862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	class Content
+	{
+	public:
+		Content();
+		virtual ~Content();
+
+	protected:
+	};
+}
diff --git a/document.cpp b/document.cpp
index a9ff19afdb..750ef65117 100644
--- a/document.cpp
+++ b/document.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "document.h"
 #include "node.h"
+#include <fstream>
 
 namespace YAML
 {
@@ -25,5 +26,10 @@ namespace YAML
 
 	void Document::Load(const std::string& fileName)
 	{
+		Clear();
+
+		std::ifstream fin(fileName.c_str());
+		m_pRoot = new Node;
+		m_pRoot->Read(fin);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/map.cpp b/map.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..882ad15012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/map.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "map.h"
+#include "node.h"
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	Map::Map()
+	{
+	}
+
+	Map::~Map()
+	{
+		for(node_map::const_iterator it=m_data.begin();it!=m_data.end();++it) {
+			delete it->first;
+			delete it->second;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/map.h b/map.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b165ac5ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/map.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "content.h"
+#include <map>
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	class Node;
+
+	class Map: public Content
+	{
+	public:
+		Map();
+		virtual ~Map();
+
+	protected:
+		typedef std::map <Node *, Node *> node_map;
+		node_map m_data;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/node.cpp b/node.cpp
index 22c1beb656..0da7c2b0ce 100644
--- a/node.cpp
+++ b/node.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 #include "node.h"
+#include "content.h"
 
 namespace YAML
 {
-	Node::Node()
+	Node::Node(): m_pContent(0)
 	{
 	}
 
 	Node::~Node()
+	{
+		Clear();
+	}
+
+	void Node::Clear()
+	{
+		delete m_pContent;
+		m_pContent = 0;
+	}
+
+	void Node::Read(std::istream& in)
 	{
 	}
 }
diff --git a/node.h b/node.h
index dd4d362349..e1e5d1db75 100644
--- a/node.h
+++ b/node.h
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
+#include <ios>
 
 namespace YAML
 {
-	const std::string Str = "!!str";
-	const std::string Seq = "!!seq";
-	const std::string Map = "!!map";
+	const std::string StrTag = "!!str";
+	const std::string SeqTag = "!!seq";
+	const std::string MapTag = "!!map";
+
+	class Content;
 
 	class Node
 	{
@@ -14,7 +17,11 @@ namespace YAML
 		Node();
 		~Node();
 
+		void Clear();
+		void Read(std::istream& in);
+
 	private:
 		std::string m_tag;
+		Content *m_pContent;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/scalar.cpp b/scalar.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..787e0960a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scalar.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "scalar.h"
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	Scalar::Scalar()
+	{
+	}
+
+	Scalar::~Scalar()
+	{
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scalar.h b/scalar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f3e068a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scalar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "content.h"
+#include <string>
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	class Scalar: public Content
+	{
+	public:
+		Scalar();
+		virtual ~Scalar();
+
+	protected:
+		std::string m_data;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/sequence.cpp b/sequence.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef1d33649a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sequence.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "sequence.h"
+#include "node.h"
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	Sequence::Sequence()
+	{
+	}
+
+	Sequence::~Sequence()
+	{
+		for(unsigned i=0;i<m_data.size();i++)
+			delete m_data[i];
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sequence.h b/sequence.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf7d1dd4d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sequence.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "content.h"
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace YAML
+{
+	class Node;
+
+	class Sequence: public Content
+	{
+	public:
+		Sequence();
+		virtual ~Sequence();
+
+	protected:
+		std::vector <Node *> m_data;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/yaml-reader.vcproj b/yaml-reader.vcproj
index def7c75e49..d5ea568d28 100644
--- a/yaml-reader.vcproj
+++ b/yaml-reader.vcproj
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@
 			Filter="cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
 			UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}"
 			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\content.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\document.cpp"
 				>
@@ -169,24 +173,52 @@
 				RelativePath=".\main.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\map.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\node.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\scalar.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\sequence.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Header Files"
 			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
 			UniqueIdentifier="{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}"
 			>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\content.h"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\document.h"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\map.h"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\node.h"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\scalar.h"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\sequence.h"
+				>
+			</File>
 		</Filter>
 		<Filter
 			Name="Resource Files"