My Guardian Weasel

Jed saved a weasel, Pip, from a butcher. Jed cared for Pip. Pip saved Jed from a serpent, a house collapse, and wolves. Pip helped Jed find a healing herb and dug up silver. Pip saved Jed from a flood. The Clan Leader took Pip for meditation; Jed waited three years. Pip returned. Jed grew old, Pip cared for him. On his deathbed, Jed reflected on saving Pip, who stayed by his side.