JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<section class='container'>
    <div>1</div>
    <div>2</div>
    <div>3</div>
    <div>4</div>
    <div>5</div>
</section>

<section class='container'>
    <div>1</div>
    <div>2</div>
    <div>3</div>
    <div>4</div>
    <div>5</div>
</section>

<section class='misc'>
    <div>1</div>
    <div>2</div>
    <div>3</div>
    <div>4</div>
    <div>5</div>
</section>

CSS

.container {
    padding:0 0 1em;
}

JavaScript

(function($){
    //our jQuery plugin
    $.fn.moveItems = function() {
        $(this).children(':first-child').animate(
            {width: "0px"},
            500,
            function (){ 
                $(this).appendTo($(this).parent());
            }
        );
    }
        

    //call the plugin.
    $(".container").moveItems();
    $(".misc:first").moveItems();
    
})(jQuery);