Eensy Weensy madam

Few days ago,  I overheard two class three students calling me 'eensy weensy madam' as I walked past them. I gave them my best smile and they reciprocated with a sheepish smile. 
I had walked into their class with a reluctant heart for this was not a level I had ever taught in my nine years of teaching experience. And my reluctance bred further pain as I struggled to start a proper conversation with my students. "madam, nga Chey English meyshey la. Nga Chey Dzongkha Cham chi shey la. " tears sprang like a bag of marble unleashed on the floor. 
Quivering with bottled up bitterness, I stood silently, thousands of bitter thoughts drowning me. 
Suddenly, like a long lost sister, a feeling of solidarity emerged within me. It tweaked my heart. With a renewed gusto I clapped my hands and having their full attention, I announced, "can I teach you a song." 
The word 'song' elicited a renewed vigor in my students who were splattered all over their class like an unkempt garden. 
To ensnare their whole attention I wrote down the whole song on the board and added a picture after every line to explain my lines. 
"hey, a spider" some giggled while some pointed fingers at my spider. I tried my best to draw a water tap and made my spider climb on it. 
Drawings accompanied song written on the board, I then cleared my throat. Everybody arranged themselves; all set to sing the spider song. 
So then began the journey of the eensy weensy spider from the chalkboard to their little lips. I was so carried away by the gusto with which they sang the song that by the time I realized how loud we were singing, principal was standing on our door, with a smile dancing on his lips. 
He had come to check some statistics. 
Back home, tired and totally spent, I reflected; bringing back every smile - starting from my principal to the thirty something students and i felt a smile stretching over my own lips. 
Now, no longer does the shadow of reluctance darken my mood no matter which class I go to. I take each class with a new song and my heart dances in tandem.