Complex sentence: Reportedly the local potter, Chez Galip, was bidding farewell to a friend of his when he asked for something to remember her by, and she cut off a piece of her hair to leave as a reminder.
Split into simpler sentences: Reportedly the local potter, Chez Galip, was bidding farewell to a friend of his when he asked for something to remember her by. She cut off a piece of her hair to leave as a reminder.