▁ho pped ▁on ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁back . ▁Since ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁brid le ▁on , ▁I ▁took ▁hold ▁of ▁the ▁tick ▁rein ▁and ▁said , ▁" G idd y - up ." ▁He aded ▁for ▁the ▁highway , ▁I ▁knew ▁the ▁horse ▁would ▁turn ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁direction . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁what ▁the ▁right ▁direction ▁was . ▁And ▁the ▁horse ▁tro tt ed ▁and ▁gal loped ▁along . ▁Now ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁would ▁forget ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁highway ▁and ▁start ▁into ▁a ▁field . ▁So ▁I ▁would ▁pull ▁on ▁him ▁a ▁bit ▁and ▁call ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be . ▁And ▁finally , ▁about ▁four ▁miles ▁from ▁where ▁I ▁had ▁board ed ▁him , ▁he ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁farm ▁yard ▁and ▁the ▁far mer ▁said , ▁" So ▁that ' s ▁how ▁that ▁crit ter ▁came ▁back . ▁Where ▁did ▁you ▁find ▁him ?" ▁I ▁said , ▁" About ▁four ▁miles ▁from ▁here ." ▁" How ▁did ▁you ▁know ▁you ▁should ▁come ▁here ?" ▁I ▁said , ▁" I ▁didn ' t ▁know . ▁The ▁horse ▁knew . ▁All ▁I ▁did ▁was ▁keep ▁his ▁attention ▁on ▁the ▁road ." ▁ ▁Er ick son ' s ▁met ap hor ical ▁strateg ies ▁can ▁be ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁teaching ▁tales ▁of ▁the ▁S uf is ▁( th ose ▁of ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁Nas red din ) ▁and ▁the ▁Z en ▁tradition ▁of ▁Ko ans , ▁each ▁also ▁designed ▁to ▁act