Answer:
Ming saw an egg, first
Explanation:
Analyzing the question by the timeline of events, we have the following:
Ming has a chick --- This is a present event
The chick will be an egg --- This is a future event
The chick was once inside the egg --- This is a past event
Then he saw a tiny beak --- This is also a past event.
And finally, he saw the whole chicken --- This is also a past event.
Analyzing the past events in order of occurrence
Before it became a whole chicken, he saw a tiny beak
Before he saw a tiny beak, he saw an egg
Hence, what Ming saw first was the egg
