array count returned as 1 but more than 1 items in xml

[glassfairy]

text displaying only 1's item also array length trace shows count as 1

xml code

<content>
	<item>
				<name>apple </name>
				<type>- fruit </type>
				<color>- red </color>
				
			
	</item>
        <item>
				<name>grapes</name>
				<type>- fruit </type>
				<color>- green </color>
				
			
	</item>
        <item>
				<name>raddish</name>
				<type>- veggie </type>
				<color>- white </color>
				
			
	</item>

</content>

as2

var shoplistXML:XML = new XML();
shoplistXML.ignoreWhite=true;
var output:String ="";

shoplistXML.load("shoplist.xml"):
shoplistXML.onLoad= function(success) 
{
	if (success) 
	{
		var shoplist_content:Array = shoplistXML.firstChild.childNodes;
		trace(shoplist_content.length);		
		for (i=0;i<shoplist_content.length;i++)
			{
			output += shoplist_content[1].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
			output += "<b>";
			output += shoplist_content[1].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
			output += "<\b>";
			output += shoplist_content[1].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
			output += "\n";
			output += shoplist_content[1].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
			output += "\n\n";
			}
		  list_txt.htmlText = output;
	}
}

[glassfairy]

var shoplistXML:XML = new XML();
shoplistXML.ignoreWhite=true;
var output:String ="";

shoplistXML.load("shoplist.xml"):
shoplistXML.onLoad= function(success) 
{
	if (success) 
	{
		var shoplist_content:Array = shoplistXML.firstChild.childNodes;
		trace(shoplist_content.length);		
		for (i=0;i<shoplist_content.length;i++)
			{
			output += shoplist_content[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
			output += "<b>";
			output += shoplist_content[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
			output += "<\b>";
			output += shoplist_content[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
			output += "\n";
			output += shoplist_content[i].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
			output += "\n\n";
			}
		  list_txt.htmlText = output;
	}
}

[glassfairy]

ok i got it working...thanx