Then it flew to the butter-cask and down into the meal-tub and out again.

然后，它飞到了酥油桶又下到吃饭浴缸和出来。

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In 1817, and later, butter was discovered buried, and packed in firkins (small, wooden vessel or cask) usually holding 112 English hundredweight.

到了1817年，或者更晚，黄油开始被装进“佛肯”（一种小的木制的容器或桶）里并埋藏起来，通常每桶装112英担。

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Then it flew to the butter-cask and down into the meal-tub and out again.

之后小鸭飞进了黄油罐和面粉桶，又蹿了出来。

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