In desperation he rushed back to town. There he went before the Court of Justice and denounced the robbers who had stolen his money. The judge was a Monkey of the gorilla race. He was old and commanded respect on account of his white beard, and especially for his gold rimmed eyeglasses with no glass in them. These he wore all the time because of a weakness of the eyes, which had troubled him for many years.
Pinocchio told the judge everything, gave the names and addresses of the robbers, and ended by asking for justice. The judge listened with great dignity. He took a lively interest in the story and seemed quite moved, and when the marionette had no more to say the judge stretched out his hand and rang a bell. At that summons two large mastiff dogs entered, dressed as gendarmes. Pointing to Pinocchio he said to them: "This poor idiot has had his money stolen. Take him off to prison."
The marionette hearing his sentence, began to protest, but the dogs, not caring to waste time, stopped his mouth, and led him off to a cell. And there he remained for four
