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@@ -3,5 +3,13 @@ BeanBag
 =======
 
 BeanBag is a simple module that lets you access REST APIs in an easy
-way. See `http://beanbag.readthedocs.org/` for more information.
+way. For example:
+
+   >>> import beanbag
+   >>> github = beanbag.BeanBag("https://api.github.com")
+   >>> watchers = github.repos.ajtowns.beanbag.watchers()
+   >>> for w in watchers:
+   ...     print(w["login"])
+
+See `http://beanbag.readthedocs.org/` for more information.