diff --git a/samples/basic/the_string.py b/samples/basic/the_string.py
index 41c41fb2..0630cedf 100755
--- a/samples/basic/the_string.py
+++ b/samples/basic/the_string.py
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 b = s.encode('utf-8')
 print(b)
 print(b.decode('utf-8'))
+print(b.decode('utf-8').encode('utf-8'))