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File: Data.xml
<list>
 <freezer>
  <element>peas</element>
  <element>green beans</element>
  <element>pot pie</element>
  <element>ice cream</element>
 </freezer>
 <bakery>
  <element>rolls</element>
  <element>jelly doughnuts</element>
  <element>bread</element>
 </bakery>
 <produce>
  <element>bananas</element>
  <element>kumquats</element>
  <element>apples</element>
 </produce>
</list>


File: Transform.xslt
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
  xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  <xsl:output method="text" />

  <xsl:template match="list">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="*">
      <xsl:sort select="name()" />
    </xsl:apply-templates>
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:template match="*">
    <xsl:text>Section: </xsl:text>
    <xsl:value-of select="name()" />
    <xsl:text>&#10;</xsl:text>
    <xsl:apply-templates select="element">
      <xsl:sort />
    </xsl:apply-templates>
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:template match="element">
    <xsl:text> * </xsl:text>
    <xsl:apply-templates />
    <xsl:text>&#10;</xsl:text>
  </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Output:
Section: bakery
 * bread
 * jelly doughnuts
 * rolls
Section: freezer
 * green beans
 * ice cream
 * peas
 * pot pie
Section: produce
 * apples
 * bananas
 * kumquats