Question

the sound was famiior are."what sound did the doctor hear?what did think it was? how many times did he hear it?when and why did the sound stop?​

Answer 1

Doctor heard the sound of snake.

He thought it was normal sound of rats.

He heard the sound thrice.

The sound stops when the snake drop from the ceiling on floor which felt like a heavy pipe had fallen from ceiling.

Answer 2

Answer:

When the doctor entered his house, he heard the familiar sound of rats running through the beams of the roof. The statement that he and the rats were housemates gives an impression that the house was full of rats. The doctor was used to the noises made by the rights. So, he was not bothered about the noise. The doctor heard the sound of the rats three times. When a snake file from the roof, the sound stopped because this snake must have come there to catch its prey, the rats.