What Central means to me

The Crinkum Crankum tree is special because it’s been around for years. It was going to get cut down a long time ago but a kid begged for it not to so they didn’t. It’s fun, curvy, swirly, twisty, tangly, thin and wide. It’s incredible. I love to play around it with my friends. It’s lovely.

The Legend of the Willow Pattern Plate

Once upon a time there lived a mandarin who had a daughter named Koong-se in China. Koong-se fell in love with Chang. The mandarin was angry because he wanted Koong-se to marry a rich Duke.
The mandarin built a fence to keep the lovers apart. Chang snuck in dressed as a servant on the day of the wedding and the lovers got away, but the mandarin chased them.
The lovers escaped to an island. They lived there for a while until the Duke got revenge and sentenced them to death. The gods turned them into doves because of their love.