Spelling COW...

Maya has been reading since she was about 2 1/2 and can read by sight or by memory more than a dozen words.  While walking to/from school, the skytrain, sushi night, etc we practice by reading licence plates, door signs, street signs or whatever we may come across.  One day, we were walking down Commercial Drive and I was asking her What 'd-o-g' spells, What 'c-a-t' spells. What 'e-r-i-n-n' spells, and so on.  Then, I get around to What does 'm-o-m-m-y' spell?  She blurts out COW!  I start laughing so hard that I'm crying.  She starts laughing because I'm laughing but clearly doesn't know what's so funny.  A woman who had been walking in front of us turns around slightly with a confused smile and asked 'did she just say what I think she said'?.  Laughing harder now, I reply 'Yup...And if she was a few years older, I might have been offended by that response'.  She's now laughing hard, I'm laughing hard, Maya's laughing hard and I had the best moment of my day...

What a silly pair we are...