Name of scifi story??

I read a scifi story somewhere in the late 60’s to late 70’s, it has been bugging me since. Cannot remember the title or author…All I can remember it was a solitary man on (Mars?) who (crash-landed?) and had no food, no water. Was dying. Found what had been some type of dwelling. Saw a ‘trough’…saw a ‘fountain’…heard awful noises. The last I remember of this is when he put his ‘snout’ into the trough and ate… he had transformed to life there. Oh help please. Thanks, jean :confused:

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Could be “Enchanted Village” by A.E. van Vogt.
If you asked me on a quiz show I wouldn’t have gotten the title and author. But I knew I had it in one or more anthology books I have.

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Yeah, that sounds right - the description of Enchanted Village here Private Site says “During the night, it seems the city adjusts. The man wakes up to a delicious meal, violin music, and a proper bed temperature. He waddles off happily, unperturbed by his new snout and four-foot tail.”

Definitely the Van Vogt.