A singularly neglected aspect of the study of fictional narrative is how its language represents the subjective experience of characters. The importance of subjectivity in fiction has been increasingly recognized in recent years—not only as an important subcategory of fictional language, but as a major part of the purpose of experiencing fiction. Little is known about how children come to understand subjectivity and point of view in stories. Examination of the oral stories of a 5-year-old subject indicated that she was able to depict the beliefs, intentions, feelings, and perceptions of her story characters. In addition, she used sophisticated linguistic devices to portray her characters' subjective states. These findings argue for assessment approaches that include ways to determine whether and how children represent subjectivity in narratives. It also argues for new intervention approaches to helping children with language-learning difficulties vicariously experience the lives of fictional characters.