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Seth Meyers' son has learned his lesson when it comes to waving food around on a beach.The comedian, 47, appeared on Monday night’s episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonwhere he shared the “true story” of when a seagull swooped down and stole a bagel from his 3½-year-old sonAxel Strahl.“My 3½-year-old has a bagel — this is a true story that happened this summer — I wasn’t there to see it, I’m so deeply bummed that I wasn’t there to see it,” Meyers begins. “He was walking with a bagel, and from what I hear, to put it in nautical terms, ‘asking for it.’ “TheLate Night with Seth Meyershost, who also shares sonAshe Olson, 5, with wifeAlexi Ashe, says Axel was holding the bagel up in the air when a “seagull came down like it was a falconry show at a Ren Faire.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories."[The seagull] just like came down and grabbed the bagel, and I guess [Axel] just burst into tears, as you would if you’re a 3½-year-old,” he continues, teasing, “It did seem like he was being a little show-offy, like ‘I got the bagel.’ “Since the incident, Meyers says the “best part” is that his son now holds a grudge against all seagulls.“He thinks there’s just one seagull,” he says with a laugh. “So every seagull he sees, he’s like, ‘Don’t take my bagel!’ "
Seth Meyers' son has learned his lesson when it comes to waving food around on a beach.
The comedian, 47, appeared on Monday night’s episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonwhere he shared the “true story” of when a seagull swooped down and stole a bagel from his 3½-year-old sonAxel Strahl.
“My 3½-year-old has a bagel — this is a true story that happened this summer — I wasn’t there to see it, I’m so deeply bummed that I wasn’t there to see it,” Meyers begins. “He was walking with a bagel, and from what I hear, to put it in nautical terms, ‘asking for it.’ "
TheLate Night with Seth Meyershost, who also shares sonAshe Olson, 5, with wifeAlexi Ashe, says Axel was holding the bagel up in the air when a “seagull came down like it was a falconry show at a Ren Faire.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“[The seagull] just like came down and grabbed the bagel, and I guess [Axel] just burst into tears, as you would if you’re a 3½-year-old,” he continues, teasing, “It did seem like he was being a little show-offy, like ‘I got the bagel.’ "
Since the incident, Meyers says the “best part” is that his son now holds a grudge against all seagulls.
“He thinks there’s just one seagull,” he says with a laugh. “So every seagull he sees, he’s like, ‘Don’t take my bagel!’ "
source: people.com
