Tla'meha

Also known as: the Bat · Family: the birds (ballplay) · Role: ballplayer · First appears: Myth 36 · The Ball Game of the Birds and Animals

Life events

The bird captain pitied Tla'meha and allowed him to join the birds.(Myth 36 · The Ball Game of the Birds and Animals)
- With: the Eagle
- “Then the bird captain pitied them and wanted to take them.”
The birds made wings for Tla'meha, the Bat.(Myth 36 · The Ball Game of the Birds and Animals)
- With: the Eagle the Hawk
- “So they took two pieces of leather from the drumhead and cut them into shape for wings, and stretched them with cane splints and fastened them on to the forelegs of one of the small animals, and in this way came Tla'meha, the Bat.”
The Martin passed the ball to Tla'meha, who dodged the Deer and scored a win for the birds.(Myth 36 · The Ball Game of the Birds and Animals)
- With: the Bear the Martin the Deer
- “The Bear rushed to get it, but the Martin darted after it and threw it to the Bat, who was flying near the ground, and by his dodging and doubling kept it out of the way of even the Deer, until he finally threw it in between the posts and won the game for the birds.”

benefactor: the Eagle “So they took two pieces of leather from the drumhead and cut them into shape for wings, and stretched them with cane splints and fastened them on to the forelegs of one of the small animals, and in this way came Tla'meha, the Bat.”

Extracted from the original text of Myths of the Cherokee. Made with Rho MD.