diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3c98df..2acab54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ By default, log4js outputs to stdout with the coloured layout (thanks to [masylu
 
     [2010-01-17 11:43:37.987] [DEBUG] [default] - Some debug messages
 
-See example.js:
+See example.js for a full example, but here's a snippet (also in fromreadme.js):
 
     var log4js = require('log4js'); 
-    log4js.loadAppender('console');
+    //console log is loaded by default, so you won't normally need to do this
+    //log4js.loadAppender('console');
     log4js.loadAppender('file');
-    log4js.addAppender(log4js.appenders.console());
+    //log4js.addAppender(log4js.appenders.console());
     log4js.addAppender(log4js.appenders.file('logs/cheese.log'), 'cheese');
 
     var logger = log4js.getLogger('cheese');
diff --git a/fromreadme.js b/fromreadme.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ab1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fromreadme.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+var log4js = require('./lib/log4js');
+//log4js.loadAppender('console');
+log4js.loadAppender('file');
+//log4js.addAppender(log4js.appenders.console());
+log4js.addAppender(log4js.appenders.file('cheese.log'), 'cheese');
+
+var logger = log4js.getLogger('cheese');
+logger.setLevel('ERROR');
+
+logger.trace('Entering cheese testing');
+logger.debug('Got cheese.');
+logger.info('Cheese is Gouda.');
+logger.warn('Cheese is quite smelly.');
+logger.error('Cheese is too ripe!');
+logger.fatal('Cheese was breeding ground for listeria.');