《安丘县志》记载着一个民间传说——嘉庆年间,安丘东关村曹锡田任湖北巴东知县,他为官清廉,体察民情,深受百姓爱戴。数年后,他因病欲归故里。民感其大德,想赠他礼品,怕他拒绝,便问:“父母官治巴东数年,所喜为何?”曹戏言:“惟喜草鞋与巴山卧牛石。”当时不过戏言,不料曹还乡一年,巴山卧牛石与草鞋已运抵故里。曹顿足懊悔不已,运者说:“公治巴东,为民造福不遗余力,两袖清风而归。一块石头、几双草鞋价值几何?此乃巴东父老之心意也。” “Anqiu County” records a folk legend - Jiaqing years, Anqiu Dongguan Caoxitian Ren Hubei Badong magistrate, he is honest officials, aware of the public, loved by the people. Years later, he was home because of illness. People feel its great virtue, would like to give him a gift, afraid he refused, he asked: “Parents of the East for several years, what are you happy?” Cao Jiuyan: “hi hi straw sandals and Bashan lie bullstone.” Cao returned home for a year, Bashan lying oxes and straw shoes have arrived hometown. Caotun enough remorse, the transporter said: “The rule of Patong, for the benefit of the people spare no effort, two sleeves breeze and return .A stone, a few pairs of straw sandals worth? This is Patong’s father’s mind also.”