I was on my way to my hometown.The sun was setting and the streetlights were （1）

dying

dying

（die） down.When I realized my car broke down near a small village，the villagers were gathering （2）

around

around

me and discussing where I should spend the night. （3）

Finally

Finally

（final），I went to an old woman's little house.I saw three hens （4）

running

running

（run） freely in the yard， （5）

but

but

one of them became my dish on my table in （6）

the

the

end.Some villagers brought me cheese and wine.We drank together and talked happily till deep into the night. （7）

While

While

I was falling （8）

asleep

asleep

（sleep） in a tiny but clean room，the head of the village was pulling my car to a small town to repair it （9）

although/though

although/though

it was raining heavily outside.
    To tell you the （10）

truth

truth

（true），I really wanted to pay the villagers for the trouble I caused them，though they did all for nothing.