JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<body>
<div id="parent">
<div id="child-a">a</div>
<div id="child-b">b</div>
<div id="child-c">c</div>
<div id="child-d">d</div>
<div id="child-e">e</div>
</div>
</body>
JavaScript
document.getElementById('parent').onclick = function(e){
alert(e.target.innerHTML);
}