diff --git a/src/yaml/__init__.mojo b/src/yaml/__init__.mojo
index cef9a5a..8467200 100644
--- a/src/yaml/__init__.mojo
+++ b/src/yaml/__init__.mojo
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ Example:
     ```mojo
     from yaml import parse
     
-    var config = parse("""
-    database:
-      host: localhost
-      port: 5432
-    """)
+    var config = parse("database:\\n  host: localhost\\n  port: 5432")
     
     var db = config.get("database")
     print(db.get("host").as_string())  # "localhost"
diff --git a/src/yaml/parser.mojo b/src/yaml/parser.mojo
index 35bd439..9e286b9 100644
--- a/src/yaml/parser.mojo
+++ b/src/yaml/parser.mojo
@@ -205,14 +205,23 @@ struct Parser:
             
             var token = self.current()
             
-            # Stop at DEDENT or EOF
-            if token.kind == TokenKind.DEDENT() or token.kind == TokenKind.EOF():
+            # Stop at EOF
+            if token.kind == TokenKind.EOF():
+                break
+            
+            # Stop at DEDENT (but we might see DEDENT from nested values that we should skip)
+            if token.kind == TokenKind.DEDENT():
                 break
             
             # Check for dash (sequence at same level - stop here)
             if token.kind == TokenKind.DASH():
                 break
             
+            # Handle INDENT - this continues the mapping at a deeper level
+            if token.kind == TokenKind.INDENT():
+                _ = self.advance()
+                continue
+            
             # Parse key
             if token.kind != TokenKind.STRING():
                 raise Error("Expected key at line " + String(token.pos.line))
@@ -279,9 +288,13 @@ struct Parser:
                 if self.current().kind == TokenKind.DEDENT():
                     _ = self.advance()
             else:
-                # Item on same line
+                # Item on same line (but might have nested INDENT internally)
                 var item = self.parse_value()
                 result.append(item^)
+                
+                # If the item had nested content, consume the DEDENT
+                if self.current().kind == TokenKind.DEDENT():
+                    _ = self.advance()
             
             self.skip_newlines()