How do you spell elephant?

We got a surprise call from Jessi tonight and we got to meet the Mortons for dinner. What a great way to wind up the weekend! We had a good time talking with and playing with Sveta. Her English gets better each time we see her. While waiting for our food we were playing with a toy. You push a button, a wheel spins and then stops- displaying the name of an animal. Kind of like a mini slot machine. Each time Sveta would spell out the name of the animal. T-I-G-E-R. B-E-A-R. H-I-P-P-O. and so on... At one point, Sveta spelled L-I-O-N and the then said, "Lion!". We were amazed that she had actually read the word. We decided to try again. This time she read F-R-O-G and said, "Elephant!". We're still not sure if she actually matched the letters in the word lion to the corresponding sounds or if she just got plain lucky. There's only one thing I know for certain. F-R-O-G spells elephant because Sveta said so!