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.

The crab fled the filthy water for the fresh seaweed.  The _ made him as happy as a crab could be.
seaweed

The grip of the anvil cannot bend the iron bar because the _ is weak.
grip

The cutlass cannot cut the branches when James tried to prune the tree because the _ is hard.

tree