i think the answer would be flew slowly because it conveys the sentence
Metaphors are figures of speech in which, something is referred to, but not directly.
===
Hope this helps! :)
Reading the excerpt, it can be inferred that the town is accustomed to routine. On the basis that Bessie got mixed up of the route when the lockharts stopped taking their milk. She still wanted to give them a milk just to keep the old routine.
I think You did right I didn't find something wrong
