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In chapter 5 of 'The Story of the Tin Soldier', by Hans Christian Anderson, the tin soldier finds itself in a household where it is the object of unwanted attention from the older children. In addition to the ire of the children, the tin soldier is further victimised when the other toys turn on him for being different and rejecting their advances.
The chapter opens with the tin soldier's observations of the kinderbeharrlichkeit (respect and politeness) by the other toys towards each other. He notices their silent agreement that he is to be ignored or laughed at; none of them like or accept the tin soldier for his differences. Distressed and alone, the tin soldier remembers his fallen comrade, whom he is unable to help, and he looks for solace in the comfort of being among 'his own kind.'
When the tin soldier settles down in the corner of the room amongst other toy soldiers, the wild children in the household notice and they begin to hurl insults and accusations at him. They make fun of his lack of dress uniform and use this as an excuse to call him names. One of the children even declares the tin soldier to be a 'lazybones' and 'useless', an accusation which greatly hurt the tin soldier's feelings.
The children's behaviour towards the tin soldier eventually worsens when they start throwing things at him, and the chapter closes with the tin soldier still bearing the insults of the children, unaided and alone.