You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

It took James all the days of the month to finish the paintings because the _ are long.
paintings

The new oak table won't fit through the doorway because the _ is too narrow.
doorway

I cooked the carrots from my garden by boiling and the roasted the green peppers.  The _ were soft.

carrots